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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 6 Aug 2013

    Dear @MacKeeper, you tricked me into clicking your ad. Congrats, I’ve made a note never to buy you. #darkpatternpic.twitter.com/2g0w8kkMKf

    6:40 AM - 6 Aug 2013
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      1. Peter‏ @MyWebMyWay 7 Aug 2013
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        @aral @mackeeper tbh http://speedtest.net  are the main people to blame there. They always use methods to trick users into clicking.

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      1. Jeremy Rosenberg‏ @Jeremy74 6 Aug 2013
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        @aral @MacKeeper I ran their software on a brand new high spec iMac and on all counts it said my computer was in a critical condition!

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      1. Stoo‏ @StooCollins 6 Aug 2013
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        @aral @mackeeper https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3691 

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      1. Martin Bean‏ @martinbean 6 Aug 2013
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        @aral @MacKeeper SourceForge is full of those type of ads. Takes me 10 mins to decide which “Download” button to actually click.

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      2. Michel Jansen‏ @dawuss 6 Aug 2013
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        @aral what self-respecting website allows ads to mimic their own style and pose as UI elements in the first place.

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      3. Alex Indigo‏ @alexindigo 6 Aug 2013
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        @dawuss @aral Unfortunately all of them, if they allow ads on the site they go all the way, from extending "rich media" to fake buttons.

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      1. Steve Morgan‏ @steviephil 6 Aug 2013
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        @aral Yep… Been there, clicked that… Cheeky!

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      1. Chris Johnson‏ @ChrisMJ83 6 Aug 2013
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        @aral @mackeeper Yea i've fallen for that one a few times too

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      1. Nathan Pitman‏ @nathanpitman 6 Aug 2013
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        @aral and shame on @Ookla for allowing advertising like this on their site in the first place. /cc @mackeeper

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      1. Andy Piper (Pipes)  🏖‏ @andypiper 6 Aug 2013
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        @aral yup @MacKeeper and the speed test site have terrible UX. Avoid.

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      1. Des‏ @Kid_Desimo 6 Aug 2013
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        @aral Disgusting.

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