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I'd say it is a dark pattern to fill the screen with annoying banners asking me to sign up when I just want to read an article.
by young_unixer 6y ago
I'd say it is a dark pattern to fill the screen with annoying banners asking me to sign up when I just want to read an article.
- hmlongco 6y agoDark patterns are tricks, like making you click on something that you thought did one thing but does something else. Asking you to sign in/up is hardly a dark pattern. And I've yet to see Medium "fill the screen" with annoying banners. In fact, from what I've just seen, Medium just displayed a web page with the article's bottom half telling you you've read all of your free articles and asking you to sign up. Too much hyperbole on the internet these days...