{"id":89002,"date":"2026-03-14T09:41:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T09:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamepirenews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/adobes-nightmare-just-got-worse-and-it-involves-a-jaw-dropping-payout-for-years-of-anti-consumer-practices\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T09:41:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T09:41:28","slug":"adobes-nightmare-just-got-worse-and-it-involves-a-jaw-dropping-payout-for-years-of-anti-consumer-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamepirenews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/adobes-nightmare-just-got-worse-and-it-involves-a-jaw-dropping-payout-for-years-of-anti-consumer-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Adobe&#8217;s nightmare just got worse, and it involves a jaw-dropping payout for years of anti-consumer practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-gamurs-article-header__imageWrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/attackofthefanboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Adobe-Logo-on-podium-at-Engage-event_1773430650812.jpg?w=1200\" class=\"attachment-1200x1200 size-1200x1200 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/attackofthefanboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Adobe-Logo-on-podium-at-Engage-event_1773430650812.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/attackofthefanboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Adobe-Logo-on-podium-at-Engage-event_1773430650812.jpg?resize=260,146 260w, https:\/\/attackofthefanboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Adobe-Logo-on-podium-at-Engage-event_1773430650812.jpg?resize=330,186 330w, https:\/\/attackofthefanboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Adobe-Logo-on-podium-at-Engage-event_1773430650812.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/attackofthefanboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Adobe-Logo-on-podium-at-Engage-event_1773430650812.jpg?resize=1020,574 1020w, https:\/\/attackofthefanboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Adobe-Logo-on-podium-at-Engage-event_1773430650812.jpg?resize=470,265 470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPicture by Robert Scoble, CC BY 2.0\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-gamurs-article-header__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gamurs-article-header__content--title-container\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tThat is what you get for exploiting customers with darkish patterns.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-gamurs-article-header__content--metadata\">\n<div class=\"color-fg-minimal is-article-head-variant wp-block-gamurs-article-metadata\" id=\"wp-block-gamurs-article-metadata-1053036\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gamurs-article-metadata__authors has-avatar\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gamurs-article-metadata__image-wrapper wp-block-gamurs-author-drawer__author-ajax-link\" data-post=\"1053036\" data-author=\"3299\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Image of Manodeep Mukherjee\" src=\"https:\/\/attackofthefanboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cropped-IMG_20220914_201014-32x32.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-block-gamurs-article-metadata__image \" height=\"32\" width=\"32\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p>|<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-gamurs-article-metadata__date-and-comments\">\n<p id=\"wp-block-gamurs-article-metadata__date-and-time__published__1053036\" class=\"wp-block-gamurs-article-metadata__date-and-time\" data-datetime=\"Mar 13, 2026 07:15 pm UTC-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrinted: Mar 13, 2026 07:15 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-characters=\"410\" data-injectable=\"true\" data-video=\"true\">Adobe is ready to pay a hefty $75 million to the U.S. authorities, alongside offering one other $75 million in free providers to clients, all to settle a lawsuit accusing the corporate of harming customers with hidden termination charges and ridiculously troublesome cancellation processes, as reported by Reuters. This information simply dropped, and it\u2019s a fairly vital hit for the corporate behind Photoshop and Acrobat.<\/p>\n<p data-characters=\"413\" data-current-count=\"413\" data-injectable=\"true\">This entire state of affairs stems from a criticism filed in June 2024 by the Justice Division and the Federal Commerce Fee. They mainly stated Adobe was being tremendous sneaky in regards to the termination charges for its standard \u201cannual paid month-to-month\u201d subscription plan. We\u2019re speaking charges that would run into a whole lot of {dollars}, typically tucked away in tiny textual content or hidden behind complicated hyperlinks and textual content containers.<\/p>\n<p data-characters=\"349\" data-current-count=\"349\" data-injectable=\"false\">The lawsuit additionally claimed that cancelling a subscription with Adobe was an absolute nightmare. When you tried to cancel on-line, you needed to wade via what felt like an limitless maze of pages. And when you determined to courageous the cellphone, you have been apparently compelled to repeat your story to a number of representatives, hitting all types of resistance and delays.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"this-is-one-case-where-the-federal-trade-commission-really-did-what-it-was-made-for\" data-injectable=\"false\">That is one case the place the Federal Commerce Fee actually did what it was made for<\/h2>\n<p data-characters=\"503\" data-current-count=\"852\" data-injectable=\"true\">The federal government accused Adobe of violating the Restore On-line Buyers\u2019 Confidence Act, a legislation from 2010 that fairly clearly states retailers can\u2019t simply slap expenses on clients, together with for computerized renewals, with out being tremendous clear in regards to the phrases and getting consent. It\u2019s a legislation designed to guard us, the customers, from these sorts of methods. We lately noticed Google Play customers within the US getting official settlement emails about an antitrust case towards Google in an identical vein.<\/p>\n<p data-characters=\"390\" data-current-count=\"390\" data-injectable=\"false\">Adobe, for its half, put out a press release on its web site saying it has truly streamlined its sign-up and cancellation processes lately, making them extra clear. They even stated, \u201cWhereas we disagree with the federal government\u2019s claims and deny any wrongdoing, we&#8217;re happy to resolve this matter.\u201d So, they\u2019re settling, however they\u2019re not admitting guilt.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\" data-current-count=\"690\" data-injectable=\"true\"\/>\n<p data-characters=\"408\" data-current-count=\"408\" data-injectable=\"true\">This all comes at a fairly fascinating time for Adobe. Simply in the future earlier than this settlement was introduced, CEO Shantanu Narayen revealed he\u2019s stepping down after greater than 18 years on the helm. Plus, the corporate\u2019s shares have been taking a little bit of a success this yr, primarily as a result of traders are a bit of fearful about how synthetic intelligence may have an effect on Adobe\u2019s future enterprise prospects.<\/p>\n<p data-characters=\"414\" data-current-count=\"414\" data-injectable=\"true\">It\u2019s additionally price remembering simply how vital subscriptions are to Adobe\u2019s backside line. They accounted for a whopping 97% of the corporate\u2019s $6.4 billion in income for the quarter ending February 27. When your complete enterprise mannequin depends so closely on subscriptions, making it exhausting for individuals to depart is actually one method to maintain these numbers up, however it clearly comes with authorized penalties. <\/p>\n<p data-characters=\"156\" data-current-count=\"156\" data-injectable=\"false\">Hopefully, this settlement means we\u2019ll see even clearer, simpler cancellation processes sooner or later from Adobe and different subscription-based providers.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"wp-block-gamurs-article-content__affiliate-disclaimer\">\n\t\t<i style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\" data-stringify-type=\"italic\">Assault of the Fanboy is supported by our viewers. 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