Sean CoatesJul 4, 2023

A really annoying dark pattern I see over and over:

- start using an app or service
- agree to receive notifications such as “your car is here” or “someone replied to you”
- time passes
- app or service starts abusing notifications to get me to engage via promotions or even plain advertising

Often my easiest recourse there is to turn off the app’s notification privileges.

Abusive, short-sighted, and dumb. You’re never getting that permission back.

Show threadSteve Bennett

@sean I really want the option to enable a specified apps notifications but only for a limited period of time.

For example, I’ve ordered from a takeaway app and only want notifications for the next hour.
Or I’m travelling today, so my airline can send me notifications for 24 hours before the flight.

Jul 6, 2023 at 11:52amWeb