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

TechCrunch • Thu, 02 Jul 2026

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

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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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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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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https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/02/travel-app-hopper-to-pay-35m-in-ftc-settlement-over-unfairly-charging-hidden-fees/