Re:Dark Patterns: Past, Present, and Future
by naringas on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @07:54PM
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the countdown pattern reminds me of shopping television's "but call within the next fifteen minutes to receive a second FREE product!"
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The countdown pattern is useful if you consider it a flag to indicate the site is sketchy. Especially you go back to the site later and the countdown has changed... (as in the time that it will elapse has changed)