Hey InboxReads creator here. I've been facing the same problem with other newsletters submitted to the site so I think you're right that spammers are scraping directories.
I've added a bunch of mitigations but found that they're faking the referrer when subscribing to newsletters and not even going through the site anymore.
Captchas do solve it though!
But I'm just as baffled at their endgame as you are.
Yes exactly! And native support creates an expectation that every website and app will in turn support dark mode, when some don't or there are glitches it negatively impacts the overall experience.
And you're completely right about email. Seems like many email clients force email content into dark mode, even images and it's such a pain to handle.
I agree with you about the importance of great user experiences and there should be no limit on how much work is put into that. My post was more about dark mode being seen as a necessity for a great user experience. There's little evidence for its benefits and the time spent implementing and maintaining it could be spent on improving all the other issues you mention.
I am an Android engineer with 9 years of experience building and launching apps and SDKs while working at companies of various sizes. I also have lots of experience in building APIs to support frontends in various languages and building cross-platform apps in React Native.
I've added a bunch of mitigations but found that they're faking the referrer when subscribing to newsletters and not even going through the site anymore.
Captchas do solve it though!
But I'm just as baffled at their endgame as you are.