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Re:The Growth of Reddit by HiroshiSan on Monday October 29, 2018 @08:13PM (#18332887)
Not to mention their dark patterns to get you to install the mobile app while browsing on mobile.
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Re:The Growth of Reddit by mattpk on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @03:11AM (#18334442)
They've recently added javascript that mimics system UI asking you if you want to open the content in the app or in the browser. I'm also almost certain that the loading bars on mobile web are artificial sleeps.
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Re:The Growth of Reddit by kdamken on Monday October 29, 2018 @10:35PM (#18333644)
If you hit the hamburger icon you can turn off the constant asking you to open the app pop ups.
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Re:The Growth of Reddit by babyloneleven on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @07:49AM (#18335613)
It's still a dark pattern.
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Re:The Growth of Reddit by HiroshiSan on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @09:02PM (#18342584)
Thanks for this, I don't know if it's because I'm getting older or what but it never occurred to me to think to check for a setting... I can't keep up with all these ui trends.
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