Linkis was catalogued by the UXP2 Lab over a pop-up that it presents, which the entry notes appeared, ironically, on an article about dark patterns. According to the entry, a large blue button allows the user to connect their Twitter account, but the option to follow the site’s own Twitter account is already checked.
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Linkis: Preselects Twitter Follow.
“The site opens this pop-up, ironically on an article about Dark Patterns. The big blue button allows the user to connect their twitter account, but the option the follow the site’s twitter is already checked.”
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