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> There are important buttons hidden which, if pressed, do things favorable to the user but unfavorable to the site operator. Could you elaborate a bit? How is
by dleeftink 3y ago
> There are important buttons hidden which, if pressed, do things favorable to the user but unfavorable to the site operator.
Could you elaborate a bit? How is the flat look benefitting users over site owners? (Is this regarding lists of trackers?)
- andai 3y agoI think the idea was that when dealing with UI elements where it can be unclear what even is a UI element, it's easier to shape user behavior. e.g. making it harder for the user to "opt out of all tracking". Those cookie consent boxes are definitely full of dark patterns. My "favorite" one was one that would take 45+ seconds to save your changes. I sent a complaint to the company that makes the consent box, and they responded "website owner configured it incorrectly, nothing we can do" LOL