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An app is at the mercy of the user, who can uninstall at any time, just as you can kick out people out of your home, but you can't turn off "manipulative" behaviour for them.

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I can let in a contractor in my house and also ask them not to smoke. They of course have the right to refuse that request and decline my money, but in the real world, contractors usually comply with such requests as smoking is known to harm health. I don't see why the digital world has to be any different. Just because laws and awareness are lagging behind, tech world's toxic practices don't need to get a pass.

> They of course have the right to refuse that request and decline my money, but in the real world, contractors usually comply with such requests as smoking is known to harm health.

Right, but you're suggesting that they should legally have to comply with this request and can't refuse service.

It's the other way around with apps. It's like I want to hire a contractor and every contractor says they have to smoke inside my house.

Which would be legal too, assuming it's a place where smoking is legal (some US cities have banned it in all multi-tenant buildings)

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