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I could not agree with your points more, Micah! Democrats are the "human party" and our email fundraising should reflect that. We can bring in support by inspiring, not scare people into donating.

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It's not ONLY political fundraising - this reporting should also look at charitable and crowdfunding dark patterns+ . Look for an announcement from Digital Civil Society Lab in early Fall about new resources/research in these domains.

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It's not ONLY political fundraising - this reporting should also look at charitable and crowdfunding dark patterns+ . Look for an announcement from Digital Civil Society Lab in early Fall about new resources/research in these domains.

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Are there particular firms known for being especially bad?

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Trying to figure this out - most charitable fundraising scams go deeper than UX design issues - https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2020/09/ftc-joins-four-states-to-shut-down-alleged-sham-charity-operation?utm_source=govdelivery - but I also think our understanding of dark patterns needs to go beyond UX these days. Also trying to find lists of fundraising firms that have been flagged/fined - from State AGs, FTC, and databases of ProPublica, Center for Investigative Reporting. One assumption I'm sure doesn't hold - everything being found in political space has parallels in charitable/crowdfunding spaces

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