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Does darkpatterns.org support api query? There ought to be one available so that various tools can be built. For instance, a browser plugin to warn users upon visiting dark pattern websites

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Take it further - introduce a "darkness rating" like Google's old pagerank value. I wish Google would punish websites for doing this stuff.

They started punishing those mobile web "install our native app" interstitials about a year ago, hope there's more stuff like that coming.

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