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#Discord I'm out.

I tried to friend someone in a group I've been active in for months alongside using Discord for several years for various software support (#Svelte, #Rust, #Tauri, #Servo and others).

I've never run a native app or given up my phone number to Discord, Twitter, Facebook etc. but Discord want it to verify my account. As each of the others tried to do before I left them.

It's nonsense. They don't need that to know I'm legit.

It's all abuse of #privacy so I'm out.
#DarkPatterns


India has officially outlawed nine types of #UX #DarkPatterns, including saying "Hurry, only X amount left;" adding "processing fees;" adding dire language to opt-out buttons ("No, I'd rather not protect my purchase"); forcing people to agree to a EULA; forcing people to call a phone number to unsubscribe; using confusing opt-out language ("No, don't unsubscribe me"); blending ads into editorial content; and forcing people to click "remind me later" every day. bootcamp.uxdesign.cc/dark-patt…


Good news, thanks for sharing. 💪

We notice that the Mastodon icon is being used on your site, yes? Have you considered a Fediverse icon instead? Using a M'don icon misrepresents wider fediverse as M'don (now with previously rejected #darkPatterns). It misleads and invariably marginalises worthy instances that aren't M'don.

The following was developed in collaboration with great fedizens who felt a more sensible icon for fediverse was needed (campaign.openworlds.info/@dsfg…)

Thoughts welcome


Avoiding Dark Patterns in Web Design frontendmasters.com/blog/dark-… #DarkPatterns #WebDesign


Deceptive Design Hall of Shame: deceptive.design/hall-of-shame… #UIDesign #DarkPatterns #darkpattern #webdesign #productmgmt