Show threadRobert Riemann 🇪🇺Aug 31, 2025

@djoerd @codinghorror

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/

https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.02638

#DNT #GDPR #Cookies

Companies use design to take our time, money and personal data

Many companies use deceptive design to hold on to customers, increase sales, or acquire personal data. In many cases, this is illegal, the Norwegian Consumer Council says.

Forbrukerrådet
drupalthoughtsJun 18, 2025
I logged back into #pinterest recently after reading about how it's gaining popularity again. Check out how the push and email notification toggles are all hidden behind accordions 🙀 #darkpattern #darkpatterns #DeceptivePatterns #deceptivepattern
NoraMar 22, 2025

Super #deceptivepattern: The "pricing" link redirects to a "Subscribe/Sign in" page.

https://proposal.okok.world/

The classical "your data before any useful information" deceptive pattern.

#responsibletech #responsibledesign #ux

Ok-Ok Proposal

drupalthoughtsFeb 4, 2025
Is this #UX issue a #darkpattern #deceptivepattern? No! Don't assume malice before incompetence. The website for Pearson VUE testing centers, where people sometimes reschedule extremely stressful exams they want to be well prepared for, lets users successfully complete the rescheduling process online, and then doesn't actually reschedule them. Testees then show up on the wrong day, possibly with the original testing date passed, and they can't get a refund.
David NashJan 19, 2025

Just a reminder if you are thinking of leaving #Facebook or are even just collecting your posts and photos and things to have them locally: be prepared for some shenanigans with your download.

#Facebook will happily email you that they've started a download request, and their email will tell you they will send a second email when it's done.

For me at least, that second email never came, even well after the download request was complete.

I think this is an "oops" that's not really an "oops". After 4 days with no followup email, I ended up logging in to see what was going on. The download request was not only done, it had completed about 2 days beforehand *and the download was about to expire*, which would require me to do the whole damn request all over again.

It feels like a #DeceptivePattern to get you to log in more often than you would, just to be sure you got something you requested and have every reason to expect would be done timely.

Steve FrenzelApr 1, 2024

You know how it is: You start writing one #blog article, but while writing you come up with an idea for another one. And here it is, how to cancel a #figma subscription:

https://stevefrenzel.dev/posts/how-to-cancel-a-figma-subscription/

#FigJam #ui #ux #design #WebDev #DeceptivePattern #WhiteBoard #InclusiveDesign

How to: Cancel a Figma subscription - Steve Frenzel

You think it's easy to cancel their subscription? Think again, they perfected the art of deceptive patterns.

Steve Frenzel
Steve FrenzelMar 25, 2024

The recent #UxCollective newsletter had a link for a user research report by #maze, which I wanted to download for my wife, because I have a "fake" #DuckDuckGo email.

I was expecting I could download it "for free" but have to give them my name, company I work at and my email.

A fucked up #DeceptivePattern because something is not for free when you're giving away private information. I want to write about this and ask you to send me your "best" examples of this pattern.

#WebDev #UI #UX

Show threadFabienJan 26, 2024
@joelanman My favourite Youtube/Google #deceptivepattern: only way to log into a work Google account (even .gov.uk!) is redirecting via acount.youtube.com (so admins can't block YT), and by default that sends a notification to my personal iPad Youtube App (that has 0 work accounts set up, and where I don't log into YT).
Aspirational Computing LabJan 15, 2024
Associate Professor Katie Seaborn was introduced by The Japan Times' web article, "'Dark patterns' deceiving online consumers in Japan", 10/29/2023.
2023/10/29 The Japan Times のWeb特集記事にSeaborn准教授が紹介されました。
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/29/dark-patterns-online-consumers/
#aspirelab #tokyotech #seabornkatie #thejapantimes #DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #deceptivepattern
'Dark patterns' deceiving online consumers in Japan

Among other tactics, some websites preselect a subscription option when users log in, leading to unintended financial commitments.

The Japan Times
Stef WalterOct 30, 2023
So, apparently when you click on "free trial" button from Voice Dream Reader, you automatically get subscribed to the highest pricing. You then need to find where, in iTunes (huuu???) you can cancel this, and hope, it is actually be cancelled. This is very deceptive.
Also notice how their modal says "November 6" and the apple email says I have to cancel one day before.
So, I suppose that, if I cancel on the 6th, I will be charged?
#DeceptivePattern