@jaceblog.bsky.socialEvery timer, every "only 3 left," every "132 people watching" is designed to prevent you from thinking.
They create false urgency to control your choices before you even realize it.
Recognize the trap and take back your decision-making power.
@drpen.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyThe phenomenon known as "dark patterns," where user value is supplanted in favour of shareholder value...
This paper from 2018 has some good stuff in it.
@webinale.bsky.socialWhen does optimization become manipulation? Discover five commitments for protecting users’ interests in “The Ethical Designer.”
@texastoland.comen💩ification of everything 🤡 #1password #darkpatterns
@joebaek.bsky.socialDesigners, PMs, devs: got 10 min? 🙏
I'm researching how teams make design decisions on sign-up, checkout & cancellation flows for my PhD. Anonymous, mostly multiple choice.
forms.gle/wxKGeR3jJZGt...
Reposts help a lot!
#UX #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DarkPatterns #DesignEthics
@pi-qui.eurosky.socialZullen we dit maar gewoon digitale smeerlapperij noemen www.nu.nl/economie/641... #fooi #darkpatterns #2ekamer #politici
@fonseka.com.au#Software is meant to help us do what we need, but it's often designed to change our decisions 😟. #DarkPatterns are everywhere 🥷, so let this be a reminder to stay #aware and be proactive when you feel pushed by your #tech to do something — especially when #money is involved 💸
@altandpaperen.bsky.socialUS-Japan Alliance Shifts to Monthly Subscription
Try to cancel, and a pop-up asks if you'd rather learn Chinese.
@altandpaperen.bsky.socialUS-Japan Alliance Shifts to Monthly Subscription
Alliance Cloud warns "Are you sure you want to start learning Chinese?" if Tokyo tries to cancel.
https://alt.andpaper.net/en/articles/20261002-alliance-subscription-model/
@glitchmentalmx.bsky.socialDato Incómodo: Cada 'oferta por tiempo limitado' en apps de compras vuelve a aparecer la siguiente semana, exactamente igual.
@a11ystrategies.bsky.socialWere "sales" ever really about the customer? I see sales running constantly across marketplaces online. They seem less about a good deal and more about manufacturing urgency to get you to act on impulse. Manipulation dressed up as generosity. #DarkPatterns
@ptilouk.bsky.social🗃️ ARCHIVE : « Pop-ups et fenêtres modales » (2022)
Ça fait déjà 4 ans que je fais des chroniques dans « Libre à vous ! », l'émission de l'April. Vous pouvez réécouter la toute première.
▶️ grisebouille.net/lhdg01-pop-u...
#chronique #GriseBouille #radio #numérique #popUp #publicité #web #darkpatterns
@dailybloops.bsky.socialAmazon Prime's cancel flow wasn't broken. It was engineered. FTC's 2023 lawsuit says Amazon's own designers internally named it the "Iliad Flow" — because canceling should feel like an epic, deliberately long journey. That's a business model, not a UX bug.
@superbloom.designAre agentic dark patterns baked in? When AI generates a UI, what does it add that you didn’t ask for?
Superbloom’s Philliph Drummond has been experimenting with what shows up by default and what happens when you push back.
Join him at #tbdcon 👇
@killbaitaustralia.bsky.socialRent tech platforms use deceptive practices and AI to create dehumanising rental experiences
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅
#renttech #dataprivacy #darkpatterns
👇👇👇
@tenacityio.bsky.socialA sweep of 642 subscription websites and apps found that 76% used at least one dark pattern. | @thewesterlysun #darkpatterns
Read more:
@hackernoon.comInstant ink? More like instant "cha ching" 🙄 #darkpatterns
@deccanfounders.comRapido has been fined ₹10 lakh by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) for misleading advertisements, unfair trade practices, an unfair contract and dark patterns in its ride-booking app.
Read Article: deccanfounders.com/2026/17/news...
@marketingnews.bsky.socialFYI: Explaining dark pattern #DarkPatterns #UserExperience #DesignEthics #ConsumerRights #DataPrivacy
@ppc.landFYI: Explaining dark pattern #DarkPatterns #UserExperience #DesignEthics #ConsumerRights #DataPrivacy