So I've been searching for a few minutes on threads and duckduckgo, but I can't find mention of this anywhere. Keeping people from clicking through to another

So I've been searching for a few minutes on threads and duckduckgo, but I can't find mention of this anywhere. Keeping people from clicking through to another site is a dark pattern - accepted maybe, but not cool. This is the first I've heard about it, so I am not convinced yet. I wonder.