I don't think it's a dark pattern. Just a common marketing thing. Not "everything that annoys me" is a dark pattern.
Most "common marketing things" are dark patterns. Being common does not make it right and we expect better than common for people who want our donations.
Stealing the function of the back button is a dark pattern.
Most "common marketing things" are dark patterns. Being common does not make it right and we expect better than common for people who want our donations.
Stealing the function of the back button is a dark pattern.