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Re:Facebook testing notification to users about Apple privac... by asddubs on Monday February 01, 2021 @02:54PM (#25992901)
used to be like this but these days there's so many dark patterns that try to make you pay for extra shit (or sign up for prime), i instinctively look for the non highlighted button if the button stands out a little too much
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Re:Facebook testing notification to users about Apple privac... by MaxBarraclough on Monday February 01, 2021 @03:00PM (#25992978)
Same here. If I understand correctly, the GDPR states that if the user is tricked into clicking that they give consent, that doesn't count as them truly giving consent. Despite this, many otherwise reputable websites try to deceive you into 'agreeing'. Disappointingly, TomsHardware is one such.

These dark patterns will only go away once there are properly enforced laws against them.

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