AITA for leaving my mom alone on New Year’s Eve after she refused to come?
https://redd.it/1q10qhp
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Google Messages backups eat storage with no cleanup tools — feels intentionally designed to force paid upgrades

https://redd.it/1q14rm4
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Best Buy promotes sales on its website that you can't purchase on desktop, you must download their mobile app and enable permissions before you are allowed to.
https://redd.it/1q18fw5
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MSI warning users to stay away from fake sites while bundling Norton 360 in their new Afterburner installer with the option checked by default

https://redd.it/1q1ce5h
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Rent Credit Card Fee w/ Caveat question
https://redd.it/1q1l50e
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I'm literally never giving you access to my microphone or camera, no matter how many times I accidentally trigger this takeover.
https://redd.it/1q1t6ak
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Adding a discount voucher increases the shipping to offset it

https://redd.it/1q21zy0
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AI art ad on r/Artadvice
https://redd.it/1q2ab14
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This chocolate box added half an inch of padding on the walls to make the box smaller

https://redd.it/1q2fdp9
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Link to unsubscribe from email expires within 3 days of email receipt
https://redd.it/1q2ex8h
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Updated Rules & Common Topics

We've made a few tweaks to the rules and wiki here at r/assholedesign to help everyone stay on the same page with what the sub is all about. We've also updated the Common Topics list to call out the posts we see most often and get removed almost every time. The goal is to avoid surprises from mod actions on submissions and make it clearer why a post is being removed.

We will continue to refine the rules and topic on these lists as the content of the sub changes. We ask that you report any post you feel breaks these rules to help raise their visibility to the mod team. If we see the same post types repeatedly being reported, we will then be able to address them.

Here is a breakdown of the changes:

Hanlon's Razor:

Added that designs implemented for legal or regulatory compliance are an extension of this rule. Stupid laws can definitely lead to asshole results, and the law or regulation might be poorly thought out, but a company complying with this does not fit here.

Low-Effort Content:

Added that the design should be shown, not just discussed. Things like Facebook posts, Twitter/X/Bluesky screenshots, or any other image of a social media post do not count as design elements. We ask that when you see these, you do your homework and share with us the actual design element you uncovered. Social media is notoriously unreliable and simply sharing a social media post is low-effort.

Must Display Aspects of Design:

Added that interactions or information from humans is not considered a design element. This includes things like experiencing a poor customer service experience, an employee giving bad information about a policy or sale, or someone making a decision you do not agree with. This includes complaints of decisions from Moderators of any subreddit. We get it, you have a gripe, but it's not a design element so don't post it here.

Common Topics:

\-Added designs that are implemented to comply with legal or regulatory requirements (see Hanlon's Razor)

-Added difficult to use cookie management screens, or charge-to-decline cookie options

-Added AI being offered as a service on a platform

-Added small or obfuscated close buttons on advertisements

https://redd.it/1midcp5
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[Meta] An updated flow chart, to help cut down on the number of Rule 1 breaking posts in the sub. Be sure to read the list of common topics listed under Rule 4, as well!
https://redd.it/lnymf2
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