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liveinspain55
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liveinspain55
5y ago
First - the site doesn't stop them from leaving. Second - I didn't say it's not shitty. I wouldn't normally nit pick on terms but this is a conversation about words and their definitions. Dark Patterns are a deliberate a
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liveinspain55
5y ago
fine. Dark patterns involve a deliberate attempt to defraud/deceive. Expanding the definition is not helpful.
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liveinspain55
5y ago
if you can provide a source I'll be glad to see it. I checked multiple lists of dark patterns before posting.
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liveinspain55
5y ago
Others can correct me, but I don't think that's an example of a dark pattern. Intrusive, maybe, but a dark pattern is 'deceit by design' whereas what you're describing seems to me 'being slightly annoying by de