[falcolas]

Except it's a lie. The modal did show up for some people, but it was closable via an 'X'.

[tivert]

> Except it's a lie. The modal did show up for some people, but it was closable via an 'X'.

Or was it a dark pattern?

The calling and hanging up aspect seems to indicate a lot of people didn't understand how to close it without calling.

[ThisIsMyAltAcct]

This article shows what it looked like: https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/7/24093308/tiktok-congress-b...

[crtasm]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39642376