• Buffalox@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Misleading users is definitely harmful. Since this is obviously done on purpose, I’d say it’s malicious.

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      1 day ago

      yeah, you’re right, actually. if I have to fit this somewhere in my framework of things, it’d fall in the “dark pattern” box. so per definition it’s actually malicious.