Lisa Kalayji on Nostr: Mozilla is quite right to go after MS for making it more difficult for users ...
Mozilla is quite right to go after MS for making it more difficult for users (especially less tech-savvy users) to evade their relentless software pushing, but it's hard to not find this a bit funny because, in all earnestness, I think I speak for all of us when I say we would do hours and hours of research to figure out how *not* to have fucking Microsoft Edge as our default browser. 🤣
""Over the Edge" focuses specifically on Microsoft Edge and alleges manipulative design patterns – sometimes referred to as "dark patterns" or "deceptive patterns" – that push people towards a preferred outcome when presented with a choice in a visual interface. Other tech operators, such as Amazon, have also been accused of using dark pattern designs – which persist, despite laws aimed at limiting such trickery."
https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/02/mozilla_slams_microsoft_dark_patterns/
#Tech #Microsoft #Web #Browser #Software
""Over the Edge" focuses specifically on Microsoft Edge and alleges manipulative design patterns – sometimes referred to as "dark patterns" or "deceptive patterns" – that push people towards a preferred outcome when presented with a choice in a visual interface. Other tech operators, such as Amazon, have also been accused of using dark pattern designs – which persist, despite laws aimed at limiting such trickery."
https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/02/mozilla_slams_microsoft_dark_patterns/
#Tech #Microsoft #Web #Browser #Software