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Is anaconda download page considered dark pattern? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by inspxtr to c/[email protected]

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It’s been a while since I last downloaded anaconda. But I remember when clicking on the download page, it would show the usual “choose your OS > download binary” (eg this archived version in 2019).

Recently I helped someone else set it up and it showed a form to put on email, with smaller gray text near the bottom of the form about skipping it.

Does this count as a dark pattern?

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 4 months ago (3 children)

They hit two dark patterns out of a possible seven.

I should make a browser plug-in that finds dark patterns and reverses them.

[–] inspxtr 14 points 4 months ago (2 children)

can you clarify on the 7?

[–] [email protected] 59 points 4 months ago (1 children)

First two: using color and button size/placement to guide clicks

The ones they didn’t do:

Misdirection of reason for interacting with elements
pre-selecting the checkbox
making the background elements a clickbox
using colors to scare user into a certain action
using text to scare user into a certain action

[–] inspxtr 16 points 4 months ago

thanks for clarifying! that’s really helpful!