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Please help me build a list of companies who have deliberately walled off human support behind a ai support bot loops

There are some companies where it is just impossible to reach out to a real human support person. There support bot system will just play you for the fool. These companies have designed there support to just keep exploitingthe customer. AI bot support replacing humans completely is like an epidemic, it is everywhere around the world. Some of the companies I have faced this issue with are: Flipkart, Zepto, Rapido bikes, X, Discord.. but I am seeing too many complaints about this design becoming a norm.

Being personally frustrated with the design, I have started a X account called @NoBotForSupport for fighting this incompetent design. It would very helpful if you can share your stories facing such issues with AI bot support and company names implementing this design. I would be able to help many more consumers.

https://redd.it/1tbzson
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Why is a website, that’s forcing a window pop-up for me to subscribe, asking for a tip?
https://redd.it/1tcp5vf
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can't continue without accepting ads to my phone number
https://redd.it/1tdci4o
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Is this a new thing Spotify is doing or has it been doing it for a while
https://redd.it/1tdu5bn
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Every time I try to cancel my car insurance auto-renewal online (on an online-only policy), this comes up
https://redd.it/1te0iq8
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This frozen burrito requires you to go to their website to view directions on how to cook it in an air fryer
https://redd.it/1te14b6
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YouTube started putting ads in the subscription tab
https://redd.it/1te24ya
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Adobe Fonts visual search now requires signing in. At the very least you should be able to use it with no requirements a la every over site.
https://redd.it/1te70ek
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If you don't give Instagram access to your precise location and your contacts, the app constantly shows full-screen pop-ups asking you to do so so they can "show you personalized content".

https://redd.it/1tehxid
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Got duped by a car company I liked until today... These are usually the size on the box...
https://redd.it/1tf347e
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I have to purchase premium to remove the sidebar.
https://redd.it/1tf76ke
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Local restaurant has 2 separate fees for customers in the waiting area. Then asks for tip on orders from QR code.
https://redd.it/1tf8e22
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Amazon Prime $2.5B class action settlements for using dark patterns to trick people into prime subscriptions

Amazon got hit with a $2.5 billion settlement for using dark patterns to trick people into prime sub. If you signed up between 2019-25, you may qualify for up to $51. No proof needed. I'm not sure if I can post the link here, but if you look up $2.5B Amazon prime membership FTC settlement, you should find a form (should take 2min to fill out)

There's this free ios and android app called FreeClaim that I built to track active class action settlement. 81 right now, 18 don't require proof. (Disclosure - I'm the dev, the app is 100% free)

https://redd.it/1tfbuha
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Adobe Stock started billing me one week before my free-trial end and will charge me 5x monthly fee if I cancel
https://redd.it/1tfd8fu
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I hate that this ad gets me everytime.
https://redd.it/1tfgd8g
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YouTube genuinely made ads so fucking intrusive that once you get an ad you can't wipe this shit off your screen. Like you genuinely can't do anything.
https://redd.it/1tfksn9
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Wiser App Subscription Cancellation Scam — How to ACTUALLY Cancel Your Subscription

Be careful when cancelling a Wiser App (wiserapp.co) subscription on iPhone.

The cancellation process is extremely misleading, especially for users who signed up using Google.

The process starts inside the Wiser app itself. You press the “Cancel Subscription” button, and the app redirects you to start.wiserapp.co. This is where the confusing flow begins.

Since the site doesn’t properly support Google login, it asks for a password you probably never created.

To access your account:

Press “Forgot Password”
Enter the email used for your Google signup
Create a password through the email link
Log into the web portal

Then:

Open subscription settings
Click cancel subscription

Here’s the deceptive part:
After clicking cancel the first time, the interface strongly makes it seem like the subscription has already been cancelled and that the next pages are just an optional feedback survey.

That is NOT true.

Your subscription remains active unless you continue through the survey screens and keep pressing the additional hidden cancellation buttons until you reach the final real confirmation screen.

Only trust it once your account status under “My Account” says “Canceled”.

https://preview.redd.it/9xwcjzpajo1h1.png?width=2288&format=png&auto=webp&s=3f850654fd6b47b836d1aa7b970559d490c249c9

I’m posting this because I almost left thinking it was cancelled when it actually wasn’t.

https://redd.it/1tfmds2
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Citizen app scaring you into changing your privacy settings
https://redd.it/1tfnxii
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