Boston Globe: Misleading Subscription Cost

Brignull's "Hidden Costs" Hidden Information Interface Interference Sneaking

Culprit

www.bostonglobe.com

Found

6 years ago


On any page, there is a non-removable banner that claims the user can subscribe for only 99 cents per week, but if you follow the process to subscribe, the user finds out that this price only lasts for 4 weeks

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