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Dark patterns are design elements that deliberately obscure, mislead, coerce and/or deceive website visitors into making unintended and possibly harmful choices. Dark patterns can be found in many ...

The FTC has reported a rise in “dark patterns” – deceptive online practices that trick consumers into purchases and other agreements. Here’s what it looks like, and who does it. Every day, millions of ...

How Online Retailers Trick You: Can You Guess the Worst Offender? Research into deceptive designs (aka ‘dark patterns’) reveals that top online retailers—particularly the one we use the most—are using ...

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