Travel app Hopper to pay $35M in FTC settlement over ‘unfairly’ charging hidden fees

Summary

Hopper will pay $35 million to settle FTC allegations that it used deceptive “dark patterns” to hide fees and mislead travelers about the cost and benefits of services.

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