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by drekipus 63 days ago
I don't think it's a dark pattern. Just a common marketing thing. Not "everything that annoys me" is a dark pattern.
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account42 63 days ago
Most "common marketing things" are dark patterns. Being common does not make it right and we expect better than common for people who want our donations.
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addandsubtract 63 days ago
Stealing the function of the back button is a dark pattern.
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