Stef Walter @stephaniewalter@front-end.social
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Apparently, deceptive patterns are still strong in 2026.
When you install Comet (Perplexity's browser), during the onboarding it asks to become your default browser. If you don't, there's a second UI element asking for the same. If you skip, you get a very deceptive message: Are you sure you want to browse without ads?

Comet pop-up with a big header that reads are you sure want to browse with ads? Then a sub-heading that reads set as default to ensure all links open in Comet with native adblock and a skip away, and finish setup call to action.
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