#darkpatterns

waynerad@diasp.org

"Websites and apps have a profit-bearing incentive to keep users logged in, reflected in mobile and desktop interface design. The logout button, as a result, has been consigned to the depths of the settings menu, as is the case with Discord and YouTube, or even removed as a function entirely, like on the mobile apps for Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp."

The impossibility of logging off

#solidstatelife #ux #darkpatterns