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> Of course, the only honest tactic would be an opt-in, but that would destroy the revenue the feature makes... This would destroy a lot of companies..
by sharkmerry 7y ago
> Of course, the only honest tactic would be an opt-in, but that would destroy the revenue the feature makes...
This would destroy a lot of companies..
- chipperyman573 7y agoThis does beg the question, if your company relies on dark patterns to get people to sign up for your service to survive, why should it be allowed to continue to operate? Seems to me like the market is speaking
- catalogia 7y agoKilling those companies is the point. You may as well object that bug spray is bad because it kills cockroaches.
- Animats 7y agoI usually get modded down for this, but that's why I insist MailChimp, etc. is a spammer. Most of what they send the recipient never explicitly asked for. Anybody who sends out more automated mail than they have incoming transactions is spamming. Any email that doesn't reference the exact transaction that authorized it is spam.
- criley2 7y agoYes, many companies are built on dark patterns and could not exist honestly. https://www.darkpatterns.org/ https://www.darkpatterns.org/