Mastodawn

The new Google Antigravity IDE app forces you to opt in to tracking and data training. The button remains disabled until the box is selected, though they claim you can opt out later in settings.

They force the opt-in knowing most people won't read it or bother to opt out. This is a dark UX pattern.

#google #antigravity #googleAntigravity #darkUX #privacy #dataPrivacy

nbinding ☑️Jan 24

Are year-end summaries a clever way to normalize mass data collection? 📈 From Spotify to Duolingo, companies are gamifying our habits. I’ve written a retrospective on the ethics behind these recaps and the importance of data transparency.

#DataPrivacy #DarkUX

Wrapped, Recapped, and Tracked - Dark UX, a retrospective..

Does providing a year in summary, similar to Spotify unwrapped, YouTube music unwrapped, steam library usage, Miro board usage etc help an app provider maintain a legitimate business case for keeping ALL data so that they can provide these year-end summaries and compare against previous years so they can legitimately

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रञ्जित (Ranjit Mathew)Nov 16, 2025

Emma Thompson 👇🏽 is all of us who are pissed off by the constant nags to use #AI while we are busy writing or coding – just let us be 😠:

https://youtube.com/shorts/H_Ff3fQ_fVI

#UX #DarkUX #Productivity #Writing #Interruptions #Nagging

The advent of AI and the plight of the Writer- explained by #emmathompson @ColbertLateShow #write

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Reddit Tech VN Bot Nov 11, 2025

Mẫu thiết kế UX tối không hiệu quả lâu dài. Thiết kế nên ưu tiên trải nghiệm người dùng #UX #DarkUX #ThiếtKếGiaoDiện #TrảiNghiệmNgườiDùng

https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1ou06oe/surely_dark_ux_patterns_dont_work_in_the_long_run/

Mind Lude Sep 23, 2025

Well, well, well. Amazon's going to trial over allegations they 'tricked' users into Prime with 'dark patterns.' The FTC wants to ban these sneaky tactics. Turns out, that 'Are you sure you want to cancel?' page might have been more than just bad UX. What's the sneakiest 'dark pattern' you've encountered online?
#TechNews #Amazon #Prime #DarkUX #FTCLawsuit
https://www.cnet.com/news/did-amazon-trick-you-into-joining-prime-a-trial-will-decide/#ftag=CAD590a51e

Did Amazon Trick You Into Joining Prime? A Trial Will Decide

The FTC lawsuit is seeking fines, customer refunds and a ban on "dark patterns" tactics.

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Gabriel N Aug 3, 2025

@mayintoronto @mcc Google search results are complete rubbish right now. I don’t even know why would anyone care about SEO anymore.

I’ve seen so many Google Search summaries that end up giving the wrong information. The user would only realize that when clicking to the linked source.

They put sort off a footnote link that only takes users to a side column that further distances them from the source. Why not link directly to the source? #darkux #UX

रञ्जित (Ranjit Mathew)Apr 5, 2025

PSA: The URLs generated by #Instagram when you want to share content from it are unique to you & reveal your account to non-followers (see https://help.instagram.com/2599848706833869). 🧐

If you’re worried about your #privacy, beware of this #DarkUX. 😓

#WTF #DarkPatterns #SocialMedia

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Tom Boucher Feb 13, 2025

Just once it’d be nice to not get tucked by a company. #whitedwarf subscription autorenewed with no notice. Somehow they figured out how to use #paypal which means I have no protection. Reached out to them and got the fuck your fine print enjoy your subscription.

#darkux is bullshit. I will now get a monthly reminder for a year why I’ll never spend a dime with #gamesworkshop ever again.