#DarkPatterns

[valianttimetravelcowboy]

🛍️ India Just Declared War on Dark Patterns in eCommerce

From fake countdowns to sneaky add-ons, manipulative design tricks are finally getting called out. Over 400 platforms have been warned, and the message is clear:

✨ For consumers: more honesty, less frustration. ⚠️ For businesses: adapt now or fall behind.

If you're a brand looking to lead with transparency and data-driven decisions, 42Signals can help you get there, without the guesswork. 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/mr4knb9m

[alwaysswitchedon]

#DarkPatterns: LinkedIn disguises gaming ad as notification. #UsabilityFail brought to you by Yours *TrulyJuly*. #YoursTrulyJuly #TrulyJuly #TechBlogger #TechTip #tech #techie #digital #online #DigitalMarketing #OnlineMarketing #usability #UX #UserExperience #uxdesign #WebDesign #DesignThinking #CustomerJourney #ContentMarketing #UsabilityFail #FOMO #MonopolyIsBad #DarkPatterns #LinkedIn #BetterDigitalWorld #JOMO

[buzzmeterlive]

(via What are Dark Patterns? | Buzz Meter - Unlock a World of Knowledge)

[lucyvaleheart]

Hie! So you're one one of those ai voice reading accounts on TikTok? Do you perchance have the link to the website because they of course cut that out... thaaanks

whoa... crazy to be perceived elsewhere

uhhh i don't have the link but the website was like, darkpattern games or something like that, i know the post still goes around now and then

[world-of-lang]

i really dig the idea behind DarkPattern to find mobile games without microtransactions and ads or whatever. but they need some sort of fucking filter, come the fuck on. as it is it's pretty much unusable imo

[bdigit24]

how dark patterns in e-commerce manipulate consumer decisions online. About common tactics, real-world examples, statistics, and tips to shop smarter & safer #Ecommerce #DarkPatterns #OnlineShopping #ConsumerProtection #DigitalEthics #RetailTrends #ShopSmart #BDigit24 #BDigit24EUROPE #BDigit24india

[keycomicbooks]

#Batman: #DarkPatterns #1 (2024) #HaydenSherman Artist, #DanWatters Story, #TríonaFarrell Colors, 1st Appearance of #WoundMan "Case 01: We Are Wounded" A series of sickeningly gruesome murders has sent shock waves through Gotham. Are these the random works of a serial killer, or is there something more sinister at play? Batman attempts to get to the bottom of the mystery before any more victims are claimed. https://rarecomicbooks.fashionablewebs.com/Batman%20Dark%20Patterns.html#1 @rarecomicbooks Website Link In Bio Page If Applicable. SAVE ON SHIPPING COST - NOW AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL PICK UP IN DELTONA, FLORIDA #KeyComicBooks #DCComics #DCU #DCUniverse #KeyIssue

[wanderways-official]

This is why I will never leave this site. Idk if Tumblr is “social media” or a micro-blogging site or all two and more in a trench coat, but Jesus compared to every other darkpatterned Skinner box app I have, this one will serve me new and intriguing fucking cogent literary analysis and I think that is beautiful actually.

OP makes good points! Idk how much you can separate the Soldier from the Masculinity for Macbeth because they are both endemic to his sense of self—and any time your ego is on the line you tend to react hella irrationally✨—but I also agree that so many readings of Macbeth read it all through a gendered masculine lens and leave some of the discussion of the Soldiering and that aspect of Macbeth on the table by comparison.

Which is NEAT, because if you want to talk about kings and soldiers you’re also talking about CLASS baby! Macbeth didn’t grow up royalty, he didn’t grow up insulated from the way wars were actually fought (and certainly in some ways actual kings of the time period weren’t as far from the blood and mud as we might think, but they sure were the wealthy, powerful land-owners!) he grew up fighting them! As a titled lord sure, but not at the top of the heap either. Macbeth had to work, and his job was killing. And it warped his sense of self and how he views the world and solves problems.

macbeth really is such a fascinating guy because when he's thinking about doing the murder he actually sits with himself for a second and goes "if i do this, i'm signing over my immortal soul, and i'm probably going to be miserable with guilt" and then he does it and is miserable with guilt. and it makes him very very interesting! because it's not an impulse thing! he knows! so what makes a person make that choice? what amount of personal ambition, what lust for glory, what amount of wifely-pressure-fueled conception-of-masculinity-as-violence can get someone to do that?

because it isn't idiocy. he knows damn well. and none of his asides, none of his elaborate visually-fantastical speeches or deft metaphors, are the words of a blundering dumbass. personally, i think the core of macbeth is exactly what we find out before he ever steps on stage: he's a soldier, and more than that, he;s a killer. and he's extremely good at it. fuck diplomacy--basically every single problem he faces in the play is one he tries to kill his way out of, because it's the only strategy he knows. at some point, i don't even think it's just manhood-as-violence for him; it's personhood-as-violence. in 3.1 he threatens to get into the lists against fate, against the price of his own defiled soul; at the end, he resolves to go down fighting no matter what. as much as people love to joke about macbeth being foolhardy and easily-pressured and not looking more than five minutes into the future--the guy knows. but all he's ever done, all he can do, is fight. he's not a fool. he's a machine.

but also, fascination aside, what the fuck is wrong with him lmfao my guy you KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN

[lostlevelsclub]

Pre-Chat: USB See the iPhone 15

Mike and Ting talk about the iPhone 15 and Chrome's new "Privacy Sandbox".

NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Part 2.

Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club

Show Notes:

Pre-Chat

Eat the rich - Wikipedia

Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Wikipedia

Apple Event - September 12 (YouTube)

France halts iPhone 12 sales over radiation levels - BBC News

Apple CEO Tim Cook seems to be a big fan of Coachella — he's been spotted at the festival over the years

SpaceX Starship - Wikipedia

iPhone 15: Apple forced to ditch lightning charger - BBC News

Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome | Ars Technica

@wdormann - I really hate this "Got it" form of @darkpatterns for deciding what users want.

@wdormann - Yeah, I suppose that could be it. "There are several of these Privacy Sandbox popups, which are designed for certain regions of the world."

Firefox early version history - Wikipedia

Brave

Opera GX (@operagxofficial) / X

How Opera GX’s Twitter became a viral memeing sensation - Dexerto

Tim Gurner apologises over call for more unemployment to fix worker attitudes - BBC News

Download this Episode

[alwaysswitchedon]

#DarkPatterns: LinkedIn lures with more when there isn't any

Dark Patterns: LinkedIn lures with more when there isn't any. #GoodPractice #Tip brought to you by Yours *TrulyJuly*. #YoursTrulyJuly #TechTuesday #TechBlogger #TechTip #tech #techie #digital #online #DigitalMarketing #OnlineMarketing #usability #UX #UserExperience #uxdesign #WebDesign #DesignThinking #CustomerJourney #ContentMarketing #UsabilityFail #FOMO #MonopolyIsBad #DarkPatterns #LinkedIn #BetterDigitalWorld #JOMO

I recommend LinkedIn, as it’s a great professional networking platform for jobs and business. But also LinkedIn has its flaws, especially since it was taken over by Microsoft: LinkedIn ‘0 Activity’ but prompts to ‘Show all activity’.   While the statement “This person hasn’t posted yet” with the added explanation: “Recent post this person shares will be displayed here.” should be enough…

[spikycaterpillar]

Newly created account so I can test a feature, and I am already filled with despair. Why in Cthulhu's name is following topics mandatory? Worse, why in Azathoth's name is following PEOPLE mandatory AND limited to only the people Tumblr wants to promote? Did they decide to diguise the skip button as a cross-site monitoring bug so my security software blocked it? Did they hide it?

[hoergen]

Die Blockchain ist an sich ja eine super Technologie und auch viele Anwendungen die darauf laufen, oder darauf aufbauen, ist vielleicht die bessere Wortwahl. Viele dieser Anwendungen werden allerdings für sehr "shady", also zwielichtige oder manchmal auch "mit gutem Vorsatz, aber nicht 2 Zentimeter durchdacht" eingesetzt. So degenerieren manche Systeme zu diesen Datensammelprojekten wie Treuepunkte oder ähnlichem "Bunte Glasperlen Klimbim.". Jetzt gibt es Tokens, die Fans erhalten, wenn sie ein Konzert besuchen, einen Track kaufen, oder ähnliche Interaktionen mit den Künstlern haben (aka Treuepunkte). Und damit sind dann natürlich auch in Zukunft "Premiumfunktionen" verbunden. Weil, man kann ja nachweisen, dass man seit 20 Jahren KundeIn ist. In meinen Augen ist das übelstes Gamification aka Dark Patterns und gehört damit in die Suchtabteilung. Vom eventuell desaströsen Datenschutz ganz zu schweigen. Außerdem ist in den Fällen, in denen ich das mit verfolgt habe, die Technologie, wo wie was, was passiert mit den Daten usw trotz Blockchain oder gerade wegen Blockchain komplett intransparent und gleichzeitig transparent. Mir ist schon klar, dass Gewerbetreibende (Musiker/Künstler usw) natürlich Einnahmen erzielen möchte. Aber das mit Suchtstrategien zu verbinden, halte und hielt ich immer schon für sehr verwerflich. Sowas gehört meiner Meinung nach immer angeprangert und geächtet. #Music #Musicindustry #Blockchain #Token #Datenschutz #Gamification #darkpatterns #addiction #Gesellschaft

[ataracelia]

~סרטון קצר על אינטראקציה~

אם תהיתם לעצמכם- “מה זה בעצם דארק פטרנס?”- הגעתם למקום הנכון.

 בתרגיל זה אני וקלסי הכנו לכם סרטון שמסביר את העניין, בסיטואציה יומיומית שכל אחד ואחת יכול.ה להזדהות אליה.

ואני אשאיר אתכם עם השאלה: האם אי פעם הצלחתם לבטל את החשבון שלכם באמזון?

גם אני לא.

לינק לאפליקציה של קלסי- https://i8at8.myportfolio.com/work

[uxkat-blog]

Three elements of UX Design according to... @ux.collection 💪 Who's next? #uxwriting #userresearch #darkpatterns #ethicaldesign #lawsofux #voiceandtone #toneofvoice #uxdesigners #smarteruxwriting #ux #womenintech #uidesign #userexperiencedesign #heuristicevaluation #uxui #usercentereddesign #humancentereddesign #thenormandoor #microinteractions #mobileinterfacedesign #interactiondesign #designcommunity #userexperiencedesigners #uxFrauen #uxprofessionals #uxinspiration #writingisdesign (hier: Berlin, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCaluVxiLpB/?igshid=1qszy06i4v5r6

[tonytochim]

How Websites Use 'Dark Patterns' to Trick You Online

You're just about to check out with your online purchases when you realize that some item — perhaps an accessory, insurance or an extended warranty — has been slipped into your shopping cart. Turns out, you had to uncheck a specific box to dodge these sneaky charges. These sneaky insertions are known as 'dark patterns'. You were lucky enough to spot this bit of trickery. However, inattentive or rushed buyers might totally miss the extra charge.   And that's exactly the idea. This is just one example of what's called "dark pattern web design." These are user interfaces and website designs meant to trick you into doing something you didn't really mean to do, such as spend more money, share personal data or subscribe to an annoying newsletter that you really don't want. Often, you'll find these dark patterns on shopping sites. And the more popular the site, the more likely it is that the site's designers use a dark pattern of one type or another, according to a 2019 Princeton University study. Case in point: Google recently altered the way search results appear. The idea is to make it harder for users to figure out what's an ad and what is a legitimate source of information. And every time you accidentally click an ad? Google makes more money. Social media? Packed with dark patterns. Want to delete your Facebook account? The company makes the process convoluted and sometimes even guilts you into changing your mind, saying your friends will "miss you." The Read the full article

[adoru-chaos]

The ethical use of video games is a fundamental issue in this medium, which is often overlooked… #devcom #devcom2022 #videogames #gamedev #UX #ethic #gamedesign #darkpattern https://www.instagram.com/p/ChkKHLKIb4i/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=