Yes but Google already penalizes websites that are slow to load, not secure, using black hat SEO, etc. Google could easily penalize dark patterns under the same

Yes but Google already penalizes websites that are slow to load, not secure, using black hat SEO, etc. Google could easily penalize dark patterns under the same approach, but they don’t. Google themselves said they would implement this years ago[1] and it has yet to happen. 1. https://www.fastcompany.com/3063143/google-calls-out-one-of-the-webs-most-annoying-dark-patterns https://www.fastcompany.com/3063143/google-calls-out-one-of-...