Original ResearchPublished 5 October 2026The dark side of marketing deception: a multidimensional analysis of customer punitive intentions and switching behaviourManal A. Ghoneim · Wageeh A. Nafei · Abdallah M. Elshaer · Abu Elnasr E. Sobaih · Ali Saleh Alshebami · Ahmed E. Abu ElnasrFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1886907