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15 Times Companies Were Caught Taking Advantage Of Internet Users

Two images of companies taking advantage of consumers in the following collection.
Two images of companies taking advantage of consumers in the following collection.

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Published 2 years ago

Published 2 years ago

Sometimes, companies go a little too far in their advertising. At times, they make advertising decisions that are downright hostile. As if they haven't been taking advantage of consumers enough already, we're now attacked on all sides by clickbait, traps to get us to spend more money, paywalls, and information that's of dubious factual accuracy. This is just the norm in the modern-day online landscape, where brands can advertise whatever they want and take advantage of people in new and creative ways, all of which manage to make us absolutely furious.

These things are only a small handful of the worst things companies have been caught doing nowadays, because so many of them get away with it. And since we're tired of letting them, we're calling them out here, as if it would make any sort of difference. It definitely won't, so for your viewing pleasure only, here are some of the worst examples of companies taking things way too far.

When Ads Are More Important than the Comfort of People Waiting for the Bus

(Source: Reddit)

Misleading Less Than and Greater Than Signs on This Protein Shake

(Source: Reddit)

Car Features Locked Behind Paywall

(Source: Reddit)

Imagine if we need to pay extra to use the brakes and steering in a few years.

Hate It When That Happens

(Source: Reddit)

Then You Don't Check the Box out of Force of Habit

(Source: Reddit)

Online IQ Tests Are Already Bad, But This?

(Source: Reddit)

Apparently, OP was bored enough to take a long test and then hit this paywall at the end of it.

You Can't Look at Products Without Entering an Email

(Source: Reddit)

Final Flight Price: $450

(Source: Reddit)

You Have to Create an Account to Scan a Document

(Source: Reddit)

This Is Just False Advertising

(Source: Reddit)

When You're Broke and You See Someone Sent You Money

(Source: Reddit)

Love it when you click on a notification thinking you've suddenly gotten some money, but instead you've been tricked.

This Restaurant Charges an Extra $3.50 on Top of $4 for Picking a Drink

(Source: Reddit)

Adding a mandatory $7.50 to your purchase price isn't very nice of them.

Real Nice

(Source: Reddit)

"Timely Material" Is an Ad

(Source: Reddit)

What a waste of paper.

Windows News Forces You to Use Microsoft Edge

(Source: Reddit)

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