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Re:I was let go for refusing to deploy a dark pattern by potatosalad1 on Friday June 25, 2021 @11:40AM (#27632159)
Newsletter popup that asks for email address and if you click Cancel or X doesn't save it: annoying but not a dark pattern

Popup that asks for email address that doesn't have an 'x' (or the 'x' doesn't appear for a while) and the email address field secretly records what the user types and even though they clicked cancel their information was secretly shared: dark pattern

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Re:I was let go for refusing to deploy a dark pattern by ehnto on Friday June 25, 2021 @12:03PM (#27632489)
There are some clear cut examples no doubt, but you've hardly covered the thousands of possible UX interactions. It's not always so well defined, partly because obnoxious marketing tactics can already toe the line of ethics.
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