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by nerpderp82 1105 days ago
There needs to be a preferences setting sent in the HTTP header to activate high contrast and low motion modes. Just having "dark mode" is not enough.
2 comments

I agree, but I think you misread the comment you're replying to. They were referring to "dark patterns," a design feature used to trick users into taking actions they otherwise wouldn't. Much harder to flag :P
Sorry, I want all dark patterns to be surrounded by a high contrast "dark pattern border".
this is what the internet was meant to be
Would high contrast not be a CSS thing? I know `prefers-reduced-motion` is...
yes, high-contrast is a CSS media query just like prefers-reduced-motion is
* prefers-contrast: more