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Linkis: Preselects Twitter Follow.

Author
Gray et al.
Date
1 Aug 2017
Publisher
UXP2 Lab

“The site opens this pop-up, ironically on an article about Dark Patterns. The big blue button allows the user to connect their twitter account, but the option the follow the site’s twitter is already checked.”

Linkis was catalogued by the UXP2 Lab over a pop-up that it presents, which the entry notes appeared, ironically, on an article about dark patterns. According to the entry, a large blue button allows the user to connect their Twitter account, but the option to follow the site’s own Twitter account is already checked.