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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 18/09/2024

“LinkedIn is now using everyone's content to train their AI tool -- they just auto opted everyone in.” - Rachel Tobac (Sep 18, 2024) x.com/RachelTobac/...

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 30/07/2024

In Feb 2023, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled in favour of protecting consumers against the preselection deceptive pattern used by WinRed - the donation platform used by the Trump campaign, pictured here. law.justia.com/cases/federal/appell…...

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 16/06/2024

“Show probable spam” Button label, between two posts about cryptocurrency.

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 09/06/2024

This is Facebook’s confirmation when you ask to see fewer posts of a particular type. “For a while” appears to be shorthand for “our algorithm doesn’t care how you feel about this sort of content, it may decide to show you it again soon and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 03/06/2024

Is it possible to wriggle around advertising laws and regs like this: 1. Allow advertisers to run ads containing false information 2. Present a footnote under these ads saying the information presented is not true? 3. Profit from the ad revenue

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 01/06/2024

The FRIES acronym for consent: Freely given (no pressure) Reversible (changeable anytime) Informed (full knowledge) Enthusiastic (eager agreement) Specific (clear on what)

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 27/05/2024

"Complete Savings TM.... a preferred partner of London Gatwick Airport" See if you can spot the deceptive patterns.

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 26/05/2024

"my brother spent $4000 on robux without our parents consent" www.reddit.com/r/KidsAreFuckingStup…

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 18/05/2024

The Japanese edition of DECEPTIVE PATTERNS just arrived! 🚀 www.deceptive.design/book/contents/…

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 08/05/2024

Korean edition of Deceptive Patterns just landed! 🛩️

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 01/05/2024

PRIVATE EYES: How a tech company is expanding surveillance in public streets www.newsobserver.com/news/state/nor…

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 27/04/2024

"What Makes XR Dark? Examining Emerging Dark Patterns in Augmented and Virtual Reality through Expert Co-Design" (2024) by Veronika Krauss, Pejman Saeghe, Alexander Boden, Mohamed Khamis, Mark McGill & Jan Gugenheimer dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3660340

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 13/04/2024

“Using your newly purchased LG appliance forces you into binding arbitration” www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/…

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 30/03/2024

“Gym cancellation. 2 minutes to sign up, 21 working days to cancel.” www.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/s/Q5…

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 24/02/2024

Arc Browser requires an account and has quite a pushy approach to onboarding. For example, you can't skip the step – you've got to scroll down to "No, I want to type in all my passwords again" then press "Next".

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 23/02/2024

Facial recognition' error message on vending machine sparks concern “According to Invenda’s website, the Smart Vending Machines can detect the presence of a person, their estimated age and gender.” kitchener.ctvnews.ca/facial-recogni…...

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 14/02/2024

Amazon's Choice for "knuckle dusters for self defence". ✅ Use AI to generate handy dandy summaries to boost revenue? Yes, let's do it! ❌Use AI to remove harmful or illegal products? No, too difficult!

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 06/02/2024

“The Humble Bundle custom amount slider is designed to makes it look like they get less than everyone else” (Note bottom slider position & dollar amount against the others) Source: www.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/s/Xm…

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 02/02/2024

This has been in the pipeline for ages and we're very excited to announce this new research report by @Harrybr and @Cennydd! research.mozilla.org/browser-compet…

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 19/01/2024

The Real Reason You’re Paying for So Many Subscriptions It’s one of the hidden forces behind the subscription economy: Americans are spending billions on stuff they forget to cancel WSJ archive.is/2024.01.19-113534/https:…...

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 17/01/2024

Where’s the “no thanks”?

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 07/01/2024

Not cool. Surely providing UK citizens information about tax should be on gov.uk and governed by the same rules?

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 31/12/2023

Surely this can’t be real. “We've alerted you multiple times that this printer had non-Original HP cartridges installed. This is your final notice to fix the issue” www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/…

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 29/12/2023

"So now at London restaurants you pay a fee just to pay the bill?" www.reddit.com/r/london/comments/18…

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 27/12/2023

[1] Protect your vehicle with CarvanaCare® ... Or ... [2] scroll down below what seems to be the bottom of the page, and find a small text link: "I choose to decline coverage and continue"

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 12/12/2023

Here's another alleged example one from @Cloudflare . The user gets 50 users free, but as soon as they tip over to 51, EVERY user (including the first 50) is apparently billed at $7 per month. I haven't been able to double check this, please let me know if this is accurate!

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 12/12/2023

Interesting B2B ploy (via anon submitter) "Essentially the ploy is “0-10 users = free / 2$ / cheap” then once you hit your 11th user there is no other cheap option. Your bill shifts from $2 / user to $8 / user for all 11 accounts At this point you are already using the service

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 30/11/2023

Dribbble: Dark patterns in subscription cancellation hallofshame.design/dribbble-dark-pa… Lots of good stuff on hallofshame.design !

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 01/11/2023

DoorDash now warns you that your food might get cold if you don’t tip ‘According to DoorDash spokesperson […], the prompt is “something that we’re currently testing to help create the best possible experience for all members of our community.”’ www.theverge.com/2023/10/31/2394044…...

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 10/10/2023

"How we developed our addictive and delightful widget" blog.duolingo.com/widget-feature Note: I'm not suggesting duolingo uses deceptive practices. But their "addiction for learning is ok" model feels a bit icky to me.

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 05/10/2023

"Wall Street’s current system for E.S.G. investing is designed almost entirely to maximize shareholder returns, falsely leading many investors to believe their portfolios are doing good" (NYT Opinion, Sept 2022) archive.ph/wpiOW

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 04/10/2023

"My $400 baby monitor has locked previously free features behind a monthly subscription. The app used to send push notifications when the baby woke up. Now I have to pay $10 per month for that privilege." www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/…...

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 29/09/2023

I got caught out by the adobe stock "annual plan paid monthly" DP. I definitely did NOT intend to sign up for an annual plan. Curses.

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 27/09/2023

This call to action is utterly disingenuous. It looks like you're being invited to add 2FA for security reasons. It's actually an advertisement for Twitter Blue (or whatever they're calling it these days).

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 23/09/2023

"Use this activity" is an unusual choice of words, huh. (screenshot from @facebook yesterday)

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 20/09/2023

Google settles account settings lawsuit less than one week after being filed [pdf] news.ycombinator.com/item?id=375843… Interesting comment on hacker news attached as image (unverified but sounds plausible?)

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 18/09/2023

"The present looks nothing like the Jetsons: Deceptive design in virtual assistants and the protection of the rights of users" Author: @SilviaPetulante doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2023.105866

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 13/09/2023

"By clicking above, you can join our partner programme for 15 pounds/month and claim your reward." This dialog is styled to look like part of the first party payment process, but in fact it's an advertisement for

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 12/09/2023

This is @InsuranceYoga. You see this after you request to cancel automatic renewal. You're also required to enter a cancellation reason in a free text field. Viewing the discount takes you out of the cancellation journey - you have to start again if unhappy with the discount.

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 04/09/2023

Here, @wildrefill offers two "free gifts" with your purchase. Sounds too good to be true? That's because it is. They're both actually monthly subscriptions with third party vendors.

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 02/09/2023

If you've read 'Deceptive Patterns', I have a favour to ask🙏 - please write an honest review of the book on Amazon or Goodreads, it'll really help with rankings and sales. Gotta feed the algorithm!

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 31/08/2023

Yet another VC funded tech company asking for tips! This time - a DEFAULT 20% tip that you have to notice and opt out of. (This is illegal in the EU). According to the video, this money goes to @Indiegogo and not to the vendors. Source: @marvelousdecay youtu.be/TKQAXKbc4gA?si=U6trt_nS...

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 30/08/2023

What you see if you search for "Chrome" using Edge+Bing The chatbot response dominates the page, ignoring your search term and promoting bing instead. Source: www.theverge.com/2023/8/30/23851902…

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 30/08/2023

"Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Google" www.theverge.com/2023/8/30/23851902… Screenshot shows the notification UI appearing on top of a full-screen game, mid-play.

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Deceptive Patterns @deceptive.design · 25/08/2023

Interesting that amazon is showing the kindle edition price (£12.99) compared to the print list price (£19.99 crossed out). It looks very like a discount, but it's not - the kindle list price is £12.99 and hasn't changed since launched.

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