> These are examples of “dark patterns,” the techniques that companies use online to get consumers to sign up for things, keep subscriptions they might otherwise cancel or turn over more personal data.
But I wouldn't agree with that description. I've always thought of a dark pattern as something inherently trying to trick you or otherwise do some deceptive. From wikipedia [1],
> A dark pattern (also known as a “deceptive design pattern”) is "a user interface that has been carefully crafted to trick users into doing things, such as buying overpriced insurance with their purchase or signing up for recurring bills"
Using that definition, I wouldn't say that describes how NYT's paywall works. Also, NYT literally explained how the fucking system works—How is that a dark pattern then?
This is a trash article that's attempting to make something out of nothing.