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There is nothing dark about this, they are doing this in plain sight, there is very little people (who wants to use Google services*) can do about it. Even GDPR looks more and more toothless as days go by and nothing happens to obvious violators and it only covers European users of course.


Dark patterns aren't dark because they're "hidden". They're dark because they're misleading, or coercive.


Dark patterns are misleading, like highlighting the opt-in box for GDPR. No one is tricking users here, there are no options, they are told to suck it up.


Why should they not be able to control how they provide access to a product they develop and provide for free?


Because in the case of the EU it is against the regulations of the market they want to operate in.




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