Tag: ethics
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Adobe joins DHL and Amazon
Adobe markets itself as a champion of creativity, yet its customer service shows contempt for customers’ time and trust. Read the full Adobe case study and see how it joins DHL and Amazon in a growing dossier of corporate contempt for accountability
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Silence as strategy: Adobe’s customer care collapse
What happens when a creative-industry giant loses the will to listen? Adobe’s silence tells us everything about corporate decay, leadership avoidance, and the human cost of indifference. Read the full story
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When dark design deceives
This 1,000-word case study explores how Academia.edu’s silent auto-renewal charged $371.80 AUD without warning—highlighting the dangers of dark patterns in tech design. Learn what dark patterns are, how they manipulate users, and what ethical leadership in digital spaces should look like.
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Academia.edu charged me $371.80 AUD without warning—and refused to refund it
This isn’t a rant. It’s a public warning. On 17 July 2025, I discovered that $371.80 AUD had been withdrawn from my bank account by Academia.edu. I had no idea the subscription was still active. I received no warning. No renewal email. No opt-out reminder. And when I contacted their support team to explain the…