BeReal: The app that won’t take no for an answer

Forced Consent & Consent Bypass Today, noyb has filed a complaint against the social media platform BeReal over the latest “dark pattern” to get consent. When people open the app, they are confronted with a pop-up asking them to say “yes” or “no” to the use of their personal data for advertising purposes. So far so good, but BeReal wants to force a specific choice: if users click “accept”, they will never see the consent banner again. If they dare to click “reject”, however, the banner will appear every day – until the end of your days, or until you click on the “right” button and accept. Annoying people into consent is the latest trend in “dark pattern”. Complaint against BeReal (French)Complaint against BeReal (English auto-translation)BeReal - a “real” glimpse into your life. The concept of BeReal as a social media platform is simple: Every day, users receive a randomly timed notification to take a photo with their smartphones’ front and rear camera within the next two minutes.