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Why would you reward a website for using dark patterns like autoplaying video ads, popups, 14 bloody GiB of data pushing ads and tracking and bullshit into your
by Sir_Cmpwn 10y ago
Why would you reward a website for using dark patterns like autoplaying video ads, popups, 14 bloody GiB of data pushing ads and tracking and bullshit into your browser?
- Buge 10y agoYou're rewarding them for "the best political coverage in California". Also if the article is paywalled, why would anyone keep it open and let ads play? Either buy the subscription or leave (or try to bypass the paywall some other way).
- lozaning 10y agoAre any of those really dark patterns? Annoying and shitty... sure. None of the above are meant to trick you, they're just a nuisance.