i personally think it’s a terrible default. a normal link i can easily choose to open here, in a new tab, or in a new window. target=“_blank” removes that choice, and forces me to open it how the site dev wishes
I’ve always seen it as a dark pattern to keep users on the site (like bing uses it[1]). it was really nice to see lemmy not doing that. it’s weird to see people calling it sensible
see also old reddit doing the user friendly thing of same tab, new reddit opening a new tab ↩︎
yeah, that’s a preference not a default. feel free to configure your preferences howsoever you prefer. if it’s a configurable preference it’s not a dark pattern, it’s just an option
i personally think it’s a terrible default. a normal link i can easily choose to open here, in a new tab, or in a new window. target=“_blank” removes that choice, and forces me to open it how the site dev wishes
I’ve always seen it as a dark pattern to keep users on the site (like bing uses it[1]). it was really nice to see lemmy not doing that. it’s weird to see people calling it sensible
see also old reddit doing the user friendly thing of same tab, new reddit opening a new tab ↩︎
Well I personally disagree with you and prefer new links to appear in a new tab by default. Funny how preferences work, eh?
yeah, that’s a preference not a default. feel free to configure your preferences howsoever you prefer. if it’s a configurable preference it’s not a dark pattern, it’s just an option