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Nothing is, but I shouldn’t have to, because I shouldn’t have been subscribed in the first place, and given how popular Discourse is, I’m very much fed up of having to deal with it every time I register on a Discourse-powered forum.

What’s that ?

That’s a dark pattern that GDPR fights.

That’s clear, not grey.

Which you are not using properly.

Which includes this very forum’s admin’s responsibility.