I was browsing for a game and came across this site, which immediately prompted me to select an option. If all you did was read the top part, you’d think “Platinum” would be the best choice. But no. It seems they’re deliberately trying to trick people into giving away the most information by making it seem “superior.”

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[–] 88 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Cookie consent dialogs can fuck off and die in general. Always using dark patterns to try and trick you into choosing the worst option.

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  • [–] 22 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Implementing them, whenever a customer's site goes live, makes me feel like a tool. The worst part is the feedback, when the customer wants the big red "only accept essential cookies" button to look like a text link almost the same color as the background.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    Dark patters shouod be illegal to use.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Ah yes. More regulation for stuff barely understandable to boomer politicians.

    I think we should eliminate profit incentives instead.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (2 children)

    Ah yes. We'll just change the system as a whole that the wealthy elite and their politicians work to keep in place and definitely not implement any stop-gap solutions in the meantime.

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