#Design #Examples
Dark patterns I’ve seen in online shopping · 21 unethical practices spotted in over a decade ilo.im/16hge6 by Rahul Chowdhury
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#eCommerce #Shopping #Pricing #Manipulations #DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign
Dark patterns I’ve seen in online shopping · 21 unethical practices spotted in over a decade ilo.im/16hge6 by Rahul Chowdhury
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#eCommerce #Shopping #Pricing #Manipulations #DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign
21 Dark Patterns I’ve Seen in Online Shopping
Here are a few of the unethical or dark practices I've encountered in over a decade of shopping online. Know them to shop smarter.
ilo.im
November 2, 2026 at 2:11 PM
#Design #Examples
Dark patterns I’ve seen in online shopping · 21 unethical practices spotted in over a decade ilo.im/16hge6 by Rahul Chowdhury
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#eCommerce #Shopping #Pricing #Manipulations #DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign
Dark patterns I’ve seen in online shopping · 21 unethical practices spotted in over a decade ilo.im/16hge6 by Rahul Chowdhury
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#eCommerce #Shopping #Pricing #Manipulations #DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign
#Design #Overviews
Deceptive patterns · How information drifts to manipulation ilo.im/16g4p7 by Runar Ovesen Hjerpbakk
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#Business #Manipulation #Psychology #DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign
Deceptive patterns · How information drifts to manipulation ilo.im/16g4p7 by Runar Ovesen Hjerpbakk
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#Business #Manipulation #Psychology #DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign
Deceptive patterns, formerly known as dark patterns
Why deceptive patterns work, six examples from real sites and four tips to avoid misleading your users.
ilo.im
September 15, 2026 at 12:14 AM
#Design #Overviews
Deceptive patterns · How information drifts to manipulation ilo.im/16g4p7 by Runar Ovesen Hjerpbakk
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#Business #Manipulation #Psychology #DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign
Deceptive patterns · How information drifts to manipulation ilo.im/16g4p7 by Runar Ovesen Hjerpbakk
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#Business #Manipulation #Psychology #DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign
Check out the website for our JST PRESTO さきがけ grant on #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #ダークパターン #wickedpatterns (had a little fun with the illustrations) aspirelab.io/wicked/
Wicked – Aspire Lab
aspirelab.io
October 22, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Check out the website for our JST PRESTO さきがけ grant on #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #ダークパターン #wickedpatterns (had a little fun with the illustrations) aspirelab.io/wicked/
Has anybody asked Google WHY if the admin turns off Gemini for the workspace we still get Gemini everywhere?
And on top of that, it proactively interrupts my work to try to get me to use Gemini?
That's with Gemini completely OFF for the workspace.
#DeceptiveDesign
And on top of that, it proactively interrupts my work to try to get me to use Gemini?
That's with Gemini completely OFF for the workspace.
#DeceptiveDesign
January 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Has anybody asked Google WHY if the admin turns off Gemini for the workspace we still get Gemini everywhere?
And on top of that, it proactively interrupts my work to try to get me to use Gemini?
That's with Gemini completely OFF for the workspace.
#DeceptiveDesign
And on top of that, it proactively interrupts my work to try to get me to use Gemini?
That's with Gemini completely OFF for the workspace.
#DeceptiveDesign
One of my best friends sent me this email she got from Starling bank. Above this section, it had her name saying these were personal recommendations for her.
This is truly awful. Not sure if it's #DeceptiveDesign but it's assumptive and insulting. Who OKs this shit?
This is truly awful. Not sure if it's #DeceptiveDesign but it's assumptive and insulting. Who OKs this shit?
January 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
One of my best friends sent me this email she got from Starling bank. Above this section, it had her name saying these were personal recommendations for her.
This is truly awful. Not sure if it's #DeceptiveDesign but it's assumptive and insulting. Who OKs this shit?
This is truly awful. Not sure if it's #DeceptiveDesign but it's assumptive and insulting. Who OKs this shit?
youtube.com/watch?v=vc4y...
Creators should use their own shortened links so if they stop working with someone, they can point the URL to a page explaining that they don't recommend that company.
URL shorteners, y'all!
#DeceptiveDesign #Ethics
Creators should use their own shortened links so if they stop working with someone, they can point the URL to a page explaining that they don't recommend that company.
URL shorteners, y'all!
#DeceptiveDesign #Ethics
YouTube
Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
youtube.com
December 22, 2024 at 9:19 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=vc4y...
Creators should use their own shortened links so if they stop working with someone, they can point the URL to a page explaining that they don't recommend that company.
URL shorteners, y'all!
#DeceptiveDesign #Ethics
Creators should use their own shortened links so if they stop working with someone, they can point the URL to a page explaining that they don't recommend that company.
URL shorteners, y'all!
#DeceptiveDesign #Ethics
I tried to export and Google is blocking me. What else can I do?
#DeceptiveDesign #Enshittification #NotAnAccident
2/🎬
#DeceptiveDesign #Enshittification #NotAnAccident
2/🎬
December 17, 2024 at 8:29 AM
I tried to export and Google is blocking me. What else can I do?
#DeceptiveDesign #Enshittification #NotAnAccident
2/🎬
#DeceptiveDesign #Enshittification #NotAnAccident
2/🎬
#DeceptiveDesign I turned off auto renew on Vimeo months ago. I should not get an email saying that my plan on renewing. #panic
When I opened the email, it was like "turn auto renew on."
Grrr.
#Enshittification
When I opened the email, it was like "turn auto renew on."
Grrr.
#Enshittification
December 12, 2024 at 7:21 PM
#DeceptiveDesign I turned off auto renew on Vimeo months ago. I should not get an email saying that my plan on renewing. #panic
When I opened the email, it was like "turn auto renew on."
Grrr.
#Enshittification
When I opened the email, it was like "turn auto renew on."
Grrr.
#Enshittification
Suspected breach of obligations to counter #IllegalContent and #Disinformation
Suspected breach of #Transparency obligations
Suspected #DeceptiveDesign of user interface
Suspected breach of #Transparency obligations
Suspected #DeceptiveDesign of user interface
December 18, 2023 at 3:33 PM
Suspected breach of obligations to counter #IllegalContent and #Disinformation
Suspected breach of #Transparency obligations
Suspected #DeceptiveDesign of user interface
Suspected breach of #Transparency obligations
Suspected #DeceptiveDesign of user interface
Today we open formal infringement proceedings against @X :
⚠️ Suspected breach of obligations to counter #IllegalContent and #Disinformation
⚠️ Suspected breach of #Transparency obligations
⚠️ Suspected #DeceptiveDesign of user interface
#DSA
⚠️ Suspected breach of obligations to counter #IllegalContent and #Disinformation
⚠️ Suspected breach of #Transparency obligations
⚠️ Suspected #DeceptiveDesign of user interface
#DSA
December 18, 2023 at 11:50 AM
Today we open formal infringement proceedings against @X :
⚠️ Suspected breach of obligations to counter #IllegalContent and #Disinformation
⚠️ Suspected breach of #Transparency obligations
⚠️ Suspected #DeceptiveDesign of user interface
#DSA
⚠️ Suspected breach of obligations to counter #IllegalContent and #Disinformation
⚠️ Suspected breach of #Transparency obligations
⚠️ Suspected #DeceptiveDesign of user interface
#DSA
This is a hell of a barely legal opt-out from ClaudeAI.
First, you should not have to opt out, you should have to opt in.
Second, that gray check is really trying its hardest to conceal that it's actually a "yes."
#deceptivedesign #darkpatterns #uidesign #genaisucks
First, you should not have to opt out, you should have to opt in.
Second, that gray check is really trying its hardest to conceal that it's actually a "yes."
#deceptivedesign #darkpatterns #uidesign #genaisucks
September 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This is a hell of a barely legal opt-out from ClaudeAI.
First, you should not have to opt out, you should have to opt in.
Second, that gray check is really trying its hardest to conceal that it's actually a "yes."
#deceptivedesign #darkpatterns #uidesign #genaisucks
First, you should not have to opt out, you should have to opt in.
Second, that gray check is really trying its hardest to conceal that it's actually a "yes."
#deceptivedesign #darkpatterns #uidesign #genaisucks
Does the acceptance of #x's commitments mean the fine is being reduced? Does this have any effect on the court case against the @EUCommission? What about the rest of X's non-compliance the EC had identified, namely the #DeceptiveDesign of X's ‘blue checkmark' and lack of #transparency of X's ads […]
Original post on eupolicy.social
eupolicy.social
July 27, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Does the acceptance of #x's commitments mean the fine is being reduced? Does this have any effect on the court case against the @EUCommission? What about the rest of X's non-compliance the EC had identified, namely the #DeceptiveDesign of X's ‘blue checkmark' and lack of #transparency of X's ads […]
Very excited to have filed a formal complaint against #facebook & #instagram today under the #digitalservicesact.
Together with @bitsoffreedom, @Freiheitsrechte & Convocation Design+Research, @edri represents an Irish user and found that #meta uses #DeceptiveDesign patterns to discourage people […]
Together with @bitsoffreedom, @Freiheitsrechte & Convocation Design+Research, @edri represents an Irish user and found that #meta uses #DeceptiveDesign patterns to discourage people […]
Original post on eupolicy.social
eupolicy.social
April 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Very excited to have filed a formal complaint against #facebook & #instagram today under the #digitalservicesact.
Together with @bitsoffreedom, @Freiheitsrechte & Convocation Design+Research, @edri represents an Irish user and found that #meta uses #DeceptiveDesign patterns to discourage people […]
Together with @bitsoffreedom, @Freiheitsrechte & Convocation Design+Research, @edri represents an Irish user and found that #meta uses #DeceptiveDesign patterns to discourage people […]
#DeceptiveDesign They should understand you go for quality over speed, and your fans appreciate you for it.
December 13, 2024 at 9:05 AM
#DeceptiveDesign They should understand you go for quality over speed, and your fans appreciate you for it.
Regarding prev post, this is a non-deterministic architecture flow. An AI screening tool doesn’t follow 1 path — multiple models adjust ur profile before a human sees it. Rejection happens invisibly, systemically.
👉 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt...
#DeceptiveDesign #DarkPatterns #UX
👉 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt...
#DeceptiveDesign #DarkPatterns #UX
September 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Regarding prev post, this is a non-deterministic architecture flow. An AI screening tool doesn’t follow 1 path — multiple models adjust ur profile before a human sees it. Rejection happens invisibly, systemically.
👉 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt...
#DeceptiveDesign #DarkPatterns #UX
👉 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt...
#DeceptiveDesign #DarkPatterns #UX
#DarkPatterns were first wave. With AI in the mix, we’re looking at deceptive design that adapts in real time shaping interfaces.
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law unpacks how these systems work & why regulators are struggling.
#DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #AI #UX #DigitalRegulation
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law unpacks how these systems work & why regulators are struggling.
#DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #AI #UX #DigitalRegulation
September 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
#DarkPatterns were first wave. With AI in the mix, we’re looking at deceptive design that adapts in real time shaping interfaces.
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law unpacks how these systems work & why regulators are struggling.
#DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #AI #UX #DigitalRegulation
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law unpacks how these systems work & why regulators are struggling.
#DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #AI #UX #DigitalRegulation
🚨 New book alert! 🚨
After tackling #DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign, I’m diving into something even wilder: NeuroAI — AI powered by brain data.
📘 Artificial Intelligence, NeuroData, and Society: Law at the Edge of Cognition
Coming 2026.
#NeuroRights #AIethics #ScaryLaw
After tackling #DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign, I’m diving into something even wilder: NeuroAI — AI powered by brain data.
📘 Artificial Intelligence, NeuroData, and Society: Law at the Edge of Cognition
Coming 2026.
#NeuroRights #AIethics #ScaryLaw
July 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🚨 New book alert! 🚨
After tackling #DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign, I’m diving into something even wilder: NeuroAI — AI powered by brain data.
📘 Artificial Intelligence, NeuroData, and Society: Law at the Edge of Cognition
Coming 2026.
#NeuroRights #AIethics #ScaryLaw
After tackling #DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign, I’m diving into something even wilder: NeuroAI — AI powered by brain data.
📘 Artificial Intelligence, NeuroData, and Society: Law at the Edge of Cognition
Coming 2026.
#NeuroRights #AIethics #ScaryLaw
#DeceptiveDesign is a governance failure, with AI evading fragmented laws. My book critiques the DSA’s scope, drawing on India’s DPDP oversight challenges for insights on reform. Systemic laws are critical. Pre-order: bit.ly/3GwBzbw #DarkPatterns #TechLaw #AI #BookLaunch
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
bit.ly
May 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
#DeceptiveDesign is a governance failure, with AI evading fragmented laws. My book critiques the DSA’s scope, drawing on India’s DPDP oversight challenges for insights on reform. Systemic laws are critical. Pre-order: bit.ly/3GwBzbw #DarkPatterns #TechLaw #AI #BookLaunch
In Ch. 1, I explore how #DeceptiveDesign, like grief-targeted AI chatbots, erodes trust and democracy. My book, grounded in EU and FTC research, demands systemic reform to curb AI’s harms. Pre-order: bit.ly/3GwBzbw #DarkPatterns #TechLaw #DigitalEthics #BookLaunch
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
bit.ly
May 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In Ch. 1, I explore how #DeceptiveDesign, like grief-targeted AI chatbots, erodes trust and democracy. My book, grounded in EU and FTC research, demands systemic reform to curb AI’s harms. Pre-order: bit.ly/3GwBzbw #DarkPatterns #TechLaw #DigitalEthics #BookLaunch
In AI’s dark patterns, do we see tech’s promise or its betrayal? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law reflects on our hope. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
www.bloomsbury.com
May 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In AI’s dark patterns, do we see tech’s promise or its betrayal? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law reflects on our hope. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
AI’s “obfuscation” dark patterns, per Ch. 2, confuse users. Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law seeks clarity. See: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
www.bloomsbury.com
May 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
AI’s “obfuscation” dark patterns, per Ch. 2, confuse users. Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law seeks clarity. See: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
AI’s dark patterns whisper choice, but do we hear freedom? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law muses on our digital will. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
www.bloomsbury.com
May 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
AI’s dark patterns whisper choice, but do we hear freedom? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law muses on our digital will. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Ch. 2 of Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law warns AI’s dark patterns erode consent. Legal reform is key. Read: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
www.bloomsbury.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Ch. 2 of Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law warns AI’s dark patterns erode consent. Legal reform is key. Read: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Are we architects or victims of AI’s dark patterns? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law reflects on our role in tech’s dance. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
www.bloomsbury.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Are we architects or victims of AI’s dark patterns? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law reflects on our role in tech’s dance. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Ch. 1 of my book reveals how #DarkPatterns thrive in legal gaps. Harriet’s grief-targeted chatbot shows AI’s reach. EU’s AI Act lacks nuance for subtle harms. We need adaptive regulation. Pre-order: bit.ly/3GwBzbw #DeceptiveDesign #DigitalEthics #TechLaw #BookLaunch
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
bit.ly
May 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Ch. 1 of my book reveals how #DarkPatterns thrive in legal gaps. Harriet’s grief-targeted chatbot shows AI’s reach. EU’s AI Act lacks nuance for subtle harms. We need adaptive regulation. Pre-order: bit.ly/3GwBzbw #DeceptiveDesign #DigitalEthics #TechLaw #BookLaunch