noideaman

noideaman t1_j0wofav wrote

Ohhhh, part 3 of the Illegal Dark Patterns section states that Epic would ban accounts for chargebacks, preventing access to the user’s purchased content. They also warned users that their accounts would be permanently banned if they did another chargeback. They were fined, in part, for those actions.

Blizzard does the same thing. They ban your account for chargebacks. IF you’re able to convince them to unban you, they tell you that future chargebacks will result in a permanent ban.

This ruling sets the precedent that this is NOT ok. It’s an illegal, anti-consumer practice that will result in enforcement actions taking place.

Great news from the FTC!

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