Yeah, but note CASL in Canada and GDPR in the EU do require opt-in (and in Europe that can't be a pre-checked consent box). This leads providers to try and implement something that meets requirements across all the jurisdictions they support.

Now I would argue unchecking a "send me promotional email" box is the same as opting-out and is in violation of CAN-SPAM, but I'm not a lawyer, so I just enjoy reporting as spam knowing that I'm tanking their deliverability :)

I would say not so much the font styles, but the way in which those styles are used.

> “In the new computer age, the proliferation of typefaces and type manipulations represents a new level of visual pollution threatening our culture. Out of thousands of typefaces, all we need are a few basic ones and trash the rest.” — Massimo Vignelli

For context of the timescale, Grotesque fonts on transit maps is a ~50 year old trend whereas the font style itself is from the 1800s.

It's not the same typeface fwiw. Still probably not a coincidence imo.