How Designers Gaslight Users With Microcopy, by @webdesignerdepot.bsky.social:
https://webdesignerdepot.com/how-designers-gaslight-users-with-microcopy/
Microcopy is supposed to guide users—but let’s be real, half the time it’s gaslighting us. From cheery cookie banners that secretly rob your data to “Oops!” error messages that tell you nothing, these tiny words are the web’s most manipulative tool. Designers call it *delight*, but users know it’s just UX in a clown suit.
Great #DSA report by @bitsoffreedom about how #Snapchat manipulates its users through notifications:
"From 109 notifications we categorized 39 as misleading." They contained "false information (e.g., “check out this post from someone you follow”—even though we weren't following anyone), resembled a personal message from other users, or were incorrectly labeled as being “time-sensitive”."
https://www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2025/12/05/how-snapchat-manipulates-its-users-through-notifications/
#DigitalRights #DarkPatterns #DigitalServicesAct #BigTech #InterfaceDesign
RE: https://www.psicospace.it/che-fine-fanno-i-tuoi-dati-quando-usi-unapp-gratuita/
Cosa succede davvero ai nostri dati?
Come funzionano i dark patterns che ci spingono a cedere più informazioni?
E perché il GDPR — e l’UE — sono uno scudo fondamentale anche quando non ce ne accorgiamo?
Ho pubblicato un nuovo articolo su in cui spiego, sempre con fonti ufficiali, come le app trattano i nostri dati, quali diritti abbiamo e come riconoscere le interfacce progettate per manipolare le nostre scelte.
#privacy #GDPR #dati #darkpatterns #app #digitalrights #eu #psicospace
Neue Regeln zu Greenwashing & Dark Patterns – was kommt auf Unternehmen zu?
Die EU macht ernst: Nachhaltigkeitsaussagen & manipulative UX-Designs werden strenger reguliert.
Was das für Werbung, Siegel & Online-Shops bedeutet – und warum viele Claims bald verboten sind.
🔗 Zum Artikel: https://www.sbs-legal.de/blog/neuer-gesetzesentwurf-zu-green-claims-und-dark-patterns
👉 Jetzt informieren & rechtliche Risiken vermeiden!
Ist das schon #Scam oder "nur" #DarkPatterns?
#Amazon erzählt meiner Frau, dass Sie mit Prime dieses Jahr 67,23 € Versandkosten gespart hätte.
Das ist glatt gelogen; sie hat nicht einen Euro Versandkosten bezahlt, sondern wartet immer(!), bis genug Zeug zusammen ist, um eben gerade keine Versandkosten zu haben.
Woher kommt also die Zahl? Ausgedacht?
Ne, das sind die summierten Versandkosten für Marketplace-Artikel.
Der Clou: Die würde man trotz Amazon-Prime bezahlen. Immer.
Orrrr. $%&/#
Che fine fanno i Tuoi Dati quando usi un’App Gratuita?
La scena quotidiana di quando scarichiamo un’app “gratis”. Il vero prezzo nascosto: dati e attenzione. Cosa impone il GDPR: principi, trasparenza, informativa obbligatoria. Come le interfacce possono manipolare le tue scelte (dark patterns). Il caso TikTok: quando l’EDPB interviene. Consigli pratici per difendere i tuoi dati. Perché la gratuità non è il problema: lo è la mancanza di trasparenza. Scarichi un’app gratuita.Schermo nero, logo colorato, e poi il grande […]https://www.psicospace.it/che-fine-fanno-i-tuoi-dati-quando-usi-unapp-gratuita/
When the Dark Pattern Is a Glaring Green Checkmark, by @uxdesigncc:
So etwas wäre eigentlich eine perfekte Aufgabe für den Informatik-Grundkurs:
„Säubern Sie das Smartphone Ihrer Großeltern. Sie haben 1 Stunde Zeit.“ :D
#Smartphones #Android #Xiaomi #MIUI #DarkPatterns
#DigitalerAlltag #TechFrust #Datenschutz #UXFail
#Senioren #DigitaleTeilhabe #informatikedu #fedilz
The Cookie Consent Script
GDPR required consent for tracking. Companies complied by making consent extraction the path of least resistance.
"Accept All" in bright blue. "Manage Preferences" hidden in gray, requiring seven clicks through deliberately confusing interface.
This is what regulation achieves when violators write the compliance protocols.
Anthony
Frontend Dogma
Jan Penfrat
Psicospace
SBS Legal Rechtsanwälte
Fabian Transchel
Psicospace.it
Marcel
Kairos Prometheon