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Simultaneously being hostile towards users with upselling dark patterns and towards web scappers where everyone is a suspect, that's what most of the web has become.

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Mind you, Booking.com is no stranger to using dark patterns itself...

Even more than Ryanair, they are on the verge of cheating in the search and order process while Ryanair "merely" shows aggressive offers.

I'm avoiding them at all cost, unfortunately I'm unable to avoid airline reservation websites and apps

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