Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Tuesday, June 18th, 2024. I'm Brian McCullough today.

The regulators have come for Adobe and alleged subscription shenanigans.

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And is this the breakthrough moment the tipping point for

waymo here's which we missed today in the world of tech

the US Department of Justice has sued Adobe for allegedly harming consumers by quote

enrolling them in its default most lucrative subscription plan without clearly

disclosing planned terms, quoting the

verge. The lawsuit alleges Adobe quote hides the terms of its

annual paid monthly plan in the cancellation, quote, that can amount to hundreds of dollars, the complaint says.

When customers do attempt to cancel the DOJ alleges that Adobe requires them to go through

and quote, onerous and complicated cancellation process that involves navigating through multiple

web pages and pop-ups.

It then allegedly ambushes customers with an early termination fee which may discourage them from

cancelling.

Customers encounter similar obstacles when attempting to

cancel their subscriptions over the phone or via live chats the DOJ alleges. The

complaint claims quote subscribers have had their calls or chats either dropped or disconnected and have had to

to re-explain their reason for calling when they reconnect.

The lawsuit alleges that these practices break federal laws designed to protect consumers. The lawsuit also targets

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