alt Hacker NewsHaving a default choice is not itself a dark pattern. Offering a free update to the latest version of the project, and a choice to update a branch release instead, does not constitute a dark pattern.
Having a default choice is not itself a dark pattern. Offering a free update to the latest version of the project, and a choice to update a branch release instead, does not constitute a dark pattern.
The dark pattern emerges when you mislead the user about what they’re clicking. Deception in the UI is by definition a dark pattern.
Weird hill for you to die on given that dark patterns have been specifically legislated for in many jurisdictions and have a clear definition.