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		jeffbee 14 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iOS 26.2 fixes 20 security vulnerabilities, 2 acti... Having a default choice is not itself a dark pattern. Offering a free update to the latest version of the project, and a choice to update a branch release instead, does not constitute a dark pattern.

avazhi 14 days ago [–]

The dark pattern emerges when you mislead the user about what they’re clicking. Deception in the UI is by definition a dark pattern.

Weird hill for you to die on given that dark patterns have been specifically legislated for in many jurisdictions and have a clear definition.

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