I'm not interested in workarounds for dark patterns
So in response to my mailing earlier about CNN's bizarre new
"click [the close window] X to accept" pop-up, I'm getting folks
again sending me "oh, this extension would block that" or "this app
hides that" responses.
I don't know how often I have to say this, but here we are again.
I am utterly disinterested in workarounds for "dark patterns" -- and
such pop-ups are examples of what might be categorized that way. I
am uninterested in ad blockers.
I *am* interested in trying to make sure that such pop-ups and ads
that are abusive not be presented in the first place -- because most
people are going to see them when they are present, because most
people aren't techies who know how to workaround this stuff.
Techies (including me) can take care of ourselves. It's time that more
techies started thinking beyond themselves to what these experiences
are like for less technical folks faced with these interfaces.
Best, -L
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--Lauren--
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