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Bezos was called 'chief dark arts officer,' US FTC 'dark patterns' case shows

By Xu Yuan ( May 8, 2025, 20:25 GMT | Insight) -- Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was referred to by employees as the “chief dark arts officer” in an internal discussion on whether to improve the clarity of the Prime service subscription process, documents obtained by the US Federal Trade Commission in its case against the company show.Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was referred to by employees as the “chief dark arts officer” in an internal discussion about whether to improve the clarity of the Prime service subscription process, as shown in documents obtained by the US Federal Trade Commission in its case against the company....

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