Deceptive Patterns
@deceptive.design
Exposing Deceptive Patterns (aka "Dark Patterns") since 2010. Run by Harry Brignull (founder), Mark Leiser, Christiana Santos & Kosha Doshi.
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" #OneDrive uses #AI to recognize faces in your photos... You can only turn off this setting 3 times a year”
via Harry Brignull at @deceptive.design
via Harry Brignull at @deceptive.design
October 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
" #OneDrive uses #AI to recognize faces in your photos... You can only turn off this setting 3 times a year”
via Harry Brignull at @deceptive.design
via Harry Brignull at @deceptive.design
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Harry Brignull（翻訳：髙瀨みどり、監修：長谷川敦士） – ダークパターン 人を欺くデザインの手口と対策 bnn.co.jp/products/978...
ダークパターン 人を欺くデザインの手口と対策
株式会社ビー・エヌ・エヌは2002年に設立した出版社です。デザインする人を増やすこと、作る人を支援することを目指して出版活動を展開しています。
bnn.co.jp
June 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Harry Brignull（翻訳：髙瀨みどり、監修：長谷川敦士） – ダークパターン 人を欺くデザインの手口と対策 bnn.co.jp/products/978...
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@deceptive.design
Here's one for your "catalogue of deception/manipulation manual" etc. This is from a hotel check-in process. The marketing opt-out is hidden behind a "click here" link. And there was me believing that links were meant for navigation 🤔.
Here's one for your "catalogue of deception/manipulation manual" etc. This is from a hotel check-in process. The marketing opt-out is hidden behind a "click here" link. And there was me believing that links were meant for navigation 🤔.
October 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
@deceptive.design
Here's one for your "catalogue of deception/manipulation manual" etc. This is from a hotel check-in process. The marketing opt-out is hidden behind a "click here" link. And there was me believing that links were meant for navigation 🤔.
Here's one for your "catalogue of deception/manipulation manual" etc. This is from a hotel check-in process. The marketing opt-out is hidden behind a "click here" link. And there was me believing that links were meant for navigation 🤔.
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this shit's on purpose and i hate it so much
WHAT STATE IS YOUR TOGGLE IN MOTHER FUCKER? #ux #darkpatterns
WHAT STATE IS YOUR TOGGLE IN MOTHER FUCKER? #ux #darkpatterns
July 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
this shit's on purpose and i hate it so much
WHAT STATE IS YOUR TOGGLE IN MOTHER FUCKER? #ux #darkpatterns
WHAT STATE IS YOUR TOGGLE IN MOTHER FUCKER? #ux #darkpatterns
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35 data brokers employed #DarkPatterns to discourage #Californians from exercising privacy rights. Hid legally required web pages from Google—so we can’t find them.
Senator unhappy, accuses firms of “requiring people to navigate byzantine labyrinths.” In #SBBlogwatch, we join her trisyllabic diss.
Senator unhappy, accuses firms of “requiring people to navigate byzantine labyrinths.” In #SBBlogwatch, we join her trisyllabic diss.
Act Surprised: Data Brokers Seem to Scoff at California Privacy Act
Privacy Rights Crushed by robots.txt: Sen. Hassan is on the warpath.
securityboulevard.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
35 data brokers employed #DarkPatterns to discourage #Californians from exercising privacy rights. Hid legally required web pages from Google—so we can’t find them.
Senator unhappy, accuses firms of “requiring people to navigate byzantine labyrinths.” In #SBBlogwatch, we join her trisyllabic diss.
Senator unhappy, accuses firms of “requiring people to navigate byzantine labyrinths.” In #SBBlogwatch, we join her trisyllabic diss.
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Slow, sarcastic clap for rac.co.uk . Classic roach motel move: can’t cancel the service without calling them. So much self-serve is possible online, but not that. Almost like you can never leave… cc/ @deceptive.design
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rac.co.uk
August 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Slow, sarcastic clap for rac.co.uk . Classic roach motel move: can’t cancel the service without calling them. So much self-serve is possible online, but not that. Almost like you can never leave… cc/ @deceptive.design
An example of @deceptive.design - the X at the top right of Flight Radar doesn't close the panel but instead takes you to a page where you can register for a premium account. Panel cannot be dismissed (I used uBlock Origin browser add on to select it so it can no longer load)
www.flightradar24.com
www.flightradar24.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Very happy to share the Table of Contents of my new book, "Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law: AI's Hidden Influence on Our Digital Experience"
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt...
June 3, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Very happy to share the Table of Contents of my new book, "Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law: AI's Hidden Influence on Our Digital Experience"
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt...
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I really wish companies would ditch the easy subscribe HARD unsubscribe pattern... #darkpattern @deceptive.design whisky-me.com its 2025 guys come on, stop trying to screw us!
April 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I really wish companies would ditch the easy subscribe HARD unsubscribe pattern... #darkpattern @deceptive.design whisky-me.com its 2025 guys come on, stop trying to screw us!
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“Despite using neutral language that specifically did not mention integrating deceptive design patterns, every single AI-generated web page contained at least one such pattern, with an average of five per page.” www.fastcompany.com/91233844/cha...
ChatGPT was tasked with designing a website. The result was as manipulative as you'd expect
In a new study, researchers found that ChatGPT creates websites full of deceptive patterns.
www.fastcompany.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:01 AM
“Despite using neutral language that specifically did not mention integrating deceptive design patterns, every single AI-generated web page contained at least one such pattern, with an average of five per page.” www.fastcompany.com/91233844/cha...
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Hey folks. I’ve been featured in this news article about a #darkpattern in Urban Company (an Indian Startup). Do give it a read if this is interesting for you 🙏
www.ndtv.com/feature/beng...
www.ndtv.com/feature/beng...
Bengaluru Man Criticises Urban Company For 'Dark Subscription' Tactics, App Designer Responds
In his post, he accused Urban Company's app of using
www.ndtv.com
April 1, 2024 at 5:02 AM
Hey folks. I’ve been featured in this news article about a #darkpattern in Urban Company (an Indian Startup). Do give it a read if this is interesting for you 🙏
www.ndtv.com/feature/beng...
www.ndtv.com/feature/beng...
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#darkpattern from #samsung trying to get us to agree to their thieving bullshit in their latest #privacypolicy update.
The "I have read and agree" checkbox is not necessary, but it's made to look like it is...
#bigtech #tracking #surveillancecapitalism
At […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
The "I have read and agree" checkbox is not necessary, but it's made to look like it is...
#bigtech #tracking #surveillancecapitalism
At […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 25, 2024 at 7:41 PM
#darkpattern from #samsung trying to get us to agree to their thieving bullshit in their latest #privacypolicy update.
The "I have read and agree" checkbox is not necessary, but it's made to look like it is...
#bigtech #tracking #surveillancecapitalism
At […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
The "I have read and agree" checkbox is not necessary, but it's made to look like it is...
#bigtech #tracking #surveillancecapitalism
At […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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TikTok violated the #DSA - again.
We found:
🚨 48 NEW murky accounts impersonating Călin Georgescu
🚨 49 political ads, violating TikTok's own policy
They were easy to find. So why wasn’t TikTok proactive⁉️
Details 👉 bit.ly/3OEOUza
@stiftungmercator.bsky.social
We found:
🚨 48 NEW murky accounts impersonating Călin Georgescu
🚨 49 political ads, violating TikTok's own policy
They were easy to find. So why wasn’t TikTok proactive⁉️
Details 👉 bit.ly/3OEOUza
@stiftungmercator.bsky.social
December 6, 2024 at 9:16 AM
TikTok violated the #DSA - again.
We found:
🚨 48 NEW murky accounts impersonating Călin Georgescu
🚨 49 political ads, violating TikTok's own policy
They were easy to find. So why wasn’t TikTok proactive⁉️
Details 👉 bit.ly/3OEOUza
@stiftungmercator.bsky.social
We found:
🚨 48 NEW murky accounts impersonating Călin Georgescu
🚨 49 political ads, violating TikTok's own policy
They were easy to find. So why wasn’t TikTok proactive⁉️
Details 👉 bit.ly/3OEOUza
@stiftungmercator.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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1/ Hey @hf.co NO. You do not have my consent to use my content and personal data to train your AI and ML models. If you believe my consent isn't needed, then I otherwise object.
Also, have you deleted the data you obtained from BlueSky
huggingface.co/datasets/blu...
Also, have you deleted the data you obtained from BlueSky
huggingface.co/datasets/blu...
bluesky-community/one-million-bluesky-posts · Datasets at Hugging Face
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huggingface.co
November 27, 2024 at 3:38 PM
1/ Hey @hf.co NO. You do not have my consent to use my content and personal data to train your AI and ML models. If you believe my consent isn't needed, then I otherwise object.
Also, have you deleted the data you obtained from BlueSky
huggingface.co/datasets/blu...
Also, have you deleted the data you obtained from BlueSky
huggingface.co/datasets/blu...
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Windows 11 is such ass why is my work PC giving me pop up suggestions to buy Black Ops 6
November 26, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Windows 11 is such ass why is my work PC giving me pop up suggestions to buy Black Ops 6
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1/ I wonder how many folks joining BlueSky are aware of “The AT Protocol, which Bluesky is built on, is designed to support public conversations” ..
bsky.social/about/blog/5...
Is scraping their data to train AI acceptable? What rights apply?
People want to be social without being ‘public’
bsky.social/about/blog/5...
Is scraping their data to train AI acceptable? What rights apply?
People want to be social without being ‘public’
November 27, 2024 at 9:38 AM
1/ I wonder how many folks joining BlueSky are aware of “The AT Protocol, which Bluesky is built on, is designed to support public conversations” ..
bsky.social/about/blog/5...
Is scraping their data to train AI acceptable? What rights apply?
People want to be social without being ‘public’
bsky.social/about/blog/5...
Is scraping their data to train AI acceptable? What rights apply?
People want to be social without being ‘public’
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The network technology giant Cisco offers to turn Wi-Fi access points installed in offices and other buildings into a system that tracks the location of employees, customers, smartphones, laptops and other devices for a wide range of purposes #workersurveillance
I took a deep dive ⬇️ [thread]
I took a deep dive ⬇️ [thread]
November 26, 2024 at 1:20 PM
The network technology giant Cisco offers to turn Wi-Fi access points installed in offices and other buildings into a system that tracks the location of employees, customers, smartphones, laptops and other devices for a wide range of purposes #workersurveillance
I took a deep dive ⬇️ [thread]
I took a deep dive ⬇️ [thread]
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Great writeup of Veronica Krauss and team’s work on #darkpatterns and #generativeai by @stokel.bsky.social! Such a timely paper and good to see it reaching a broader audience.
www.fastcompany.com/91233844/cha...
www.fastcompany.com/91233844/cha...
ChatGPT was tasked with designing a website. The result was as manipulative as you'd expect
In a new study, researchers found that ChatGPT creates websites full of deceptive patterns.
www.fastcompany.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Great writeup of Veronica Krauss and team’s work on #darkpatterns and #generativeai by @stokel.bsky.social! Such a timely paper and good to see it reaching a broader audience.
www.fastcompany.com/91233844/cha...
www.fastcompany.com/91233844/cha...