Yes. I generally use it to tell whoever is on the other side just how annoying and misleading the chat ping sound was and the blinking of the tab title. Intenti

Yes. I generally use it to tell whoever is on the other side just how annoying and misleading the chat ping sound was and the blinking of the tab title. Intentionally trying to sound and look like a Facebook, Skype or Gmail notification. Thats definitely not a dark pattern. The sort of company that would use this isn't scammy at all.