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These websites make their mobile websites good enough so you won't leave, but bad enough so you feel like you should download the app (such as gigantic banners
by tolbish 6y ago
These websites make their mobile websites good enough so you won't leave, but bad enough so you feel like you should download the app (such as gigantic banners that make mobile browsing miserable).
The A/B testing shows that it's a very effective dark pattern.
- ffpip 6y agoIt makes me go away from their app. I removed all the banners with uBlock Origin. I had to temporarily get them back to take the screenshot.
- mehdix 6y agoThe only reason they push for their apps is showing hard to remove ads and harvesting more data. I stick to Firefox, ublock and adaway root.