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[–] 6 points 10 months ago

My favorite new dark pattern is the one where the website forces you to either accept the cookies or pay/subscribe.

There seems to be some argument around whether this is technically legal or not, it seems to worm its way around the written guidelines just enough but certainly goes against the spirit of it.

The fact that "Reject All" is an option, has always been an option, gives the game away entirely.

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