[snu]

Am I the only one who thinks its crazy it has taken them this long to do anything about this? This has been a real problem for well over 20 years.

Anyone else remember internet explorer toolbars? So many installers would include these, and avoiding installing them became progressively more difficult over time. They started with a simple checkbox that was enabled by default (bad enough if you ask me), then progressed to hiding the checkbox behind a button labeled 'Advanced Settings' or similar, then progressed to popping up another dialog that looked like another step in the install process, but required you to press 'cancel' to not install the toolbar and go back to the regular installer. There are probably many more worse examples, but this is all that springs to mind at the moment.

To an advanced user, these didn't seem like much - until you tried to use your grandma's computer and realized there were 10 toolbars installed...

[judge2020]

Most consumers really don't care since they can just buy an iPhone and call it a day, largely distancing themselves from most dark patterns (which doesn't eliminate them). Maybe leadership or culture in the agencies involved has changed to the point where they'll actually look out for consumers before they start complaining on such a large scale.