Language learning apps can give a fun, convenient way to learn a new language. Like many uses of the internet, though, there is an opportunity for dark patterns to sneak in: user data hoarding, targeted presentation, and majority-cultural filter bubbles can have negative social impacts, and properietary or closed-source software and always-connected centralised backends can create unstable infrastructure and restrict user freedom.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://blog.ipfs.io/2021-12-17-omnilingo/