Deceptive Patterns
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Youtube uses a hidden opt-out button in a full-screen premium upsell.

Author
Bigolslabomeat
Date
20 Jan 2021
Type
Preselection
Publisher
Twitter

""Getting desperate now? This came up when I opened the @YouTube app. I don’t want premium. I don’t want a trial. I’ve said that at least a hundred times so far, now this without even a close button. Talk about @darkpatterns”

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