It is not a positive feature for any site I have ever seen utilize it. I usually find them on aggregation sites that are just regurgitating someone else's content, and hoping for some ad clicks.
The 2nd question is a bit more nuanced. It depends on a couple of things. If it provides negative value to the user, but it is beneficial to me, then I would classify that as a step toward unethical. Then you add in the motivation for such a feature. Does the government require me to show a popup which is detrimental to the user experience? Idiotic and unfortunate, but not unethical. It really just depends on the situation.
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Agreed, very annoying.
It is not a positive feature for any site I have ever seen utilize it. I usually find them on aggregation sites that are just regurgitating someone else's content, and hoping for some ad clicks.
The 2nd question is a bit more nuanced. It depends on a couple of things. If it provides negative value to the user, but it is beneficial to me, then I would classify that as a step toward unethical. Then you add in the motivation for such a feature. Does the government require me to show a popup which is detrimental to the user experience? Idiotic and unfortunate, but not unethical. It really just depends on the situation.