Inautilo#Design #Explorations
The little red dot · A simple design element is hacking our brain https://ilo.im/16ausr
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#Website #SocialMedia #Notifications #Addictions #Psychology #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign
Misinformation-SuperhighwaymanPSA: if your website loads for a fraction of a second, then vomits-up a fake error such as "This website cannot load because you're blocking html-load-dotcom" (or css-load-dot-com), your Web Devs are bad people and should reconsider their career decisions.
It's a deceptive design that breaks the web.
Such websites have been coded to go out of their way to create a problem, then falsely assign blame to ad blockers. It's a sleight-of-hand to trick people visiting the website to switch-off ad-blockers and weaken their security for all websites. Paying that ransom to access a website is foolish; it's better to close that browser tab and avoid returning to the problematic website.
#DeceptiveDesign #AdBlock #AdBlocker #HtmlLoadDotCom #CssLoadDotCom
#Design #Pitfalls
The f*** off contact page · When they say contact us but really mean don’t https://ilo.im/168zuq
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#Business #Communication #Contact #Form #Website #DesignPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign
Ed EverettRE: https://edeverett.co.uk/2025/11/withings-apologising-for-deceptive-design-email/
Just got an email from Withings apologising a for using deceptive design in an email to trick their customers into updating their marketing preferences
That feels like a first!
Jan PenfratSo cool how @bitsoffreedom keeps up the pressure against #Meta #Facebook #Instagram in the Dutch courts to ensure compliance with the #DigitalServicesAct 💪
New compliance deadline to redesign the apps is 31 December!
Designing For Humans👻 You don’t need a haunted house to feel fear, just try finding the “cancel subscription” button.
This Halloween, I’m digging into the real horror stories of bad UX: dark patterns, endless scrolls, and manipulative design tricks haunting our favorite apps.
💀 Read the full post:
https://designingforhumans311.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/scary-bad-ux-real-horror-stories-from-everyday-apps/
#com311 #UXDesign #DarkPatterns #BadUX #HumanCenteredDesign #UXNightmares #DesignEthics #HalloweenDesign #UIUX #DeceptiveDesign
molly clareThis is a hell of a barely legal opt-out from ClaudeAI.
First, you should not have to opt out, you should have to opt in.
Second, that gray check is really trying its hardest to conceal that it's actually a "yes."
Mathrubhumi EnglishAmazon is facing trial in the United States over allegations that it used deceptive design tactics to enroll millions of customers into its Prime subscription service without their clear consent — and then made it extremely difficult for them to cancel. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/technology/amazon-prime-trial-deceptive-practices-yn3yptwv?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #amazonprime #trial #subscription #deceptivedesign #cancellation
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Robert Riemann 🇪🇺Hi! Nobody stops the industry to comply through different means, it's just that the industry was mostly not so much interested and invested instead more in #DeceptiveDesign #DeceptivePattern.
https://www.forbrukerradet.no/side/companies-use-design-to-take-our-time-money-and-personal-data/
