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pyaambtoday at 1:33 PM1 replyview on HN

Also perhaps AI agents are now capable enough to run these apps the way the user would and recognize these dark patterns. Flag those and feed it back to a warning at the point of sale that users can upvote there to signal their disapproval and a threshold score that risks removal of the app from the store. Because bad behaviour continues to make business sense if the rules allow it. Moreover, it penalizes and puts pressure on the good actors as a "missed business opportunity".


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mywittynametoday at 8:27 PM

Maybe just have Claude rebuild the app in a non-scummy way. Analyze the site for the relevant data APIs, while avoiding the tracking stuff. Maybe someone maintains an MCP for these popular websites so people can use agents on them.