Dark patterns, also known as deceptive design or deceptive patterns, are essentially tricks. Websites and apps use dark patterns to manipulate users into making decisions they wouldn’t have otherwise ...

Dark patterns are designed to manipulate users into actions that are not in their best interest. TECHBOOK delves deeper into this topic. Photo: Getty Images You encounter them constantly–even though ...

There's no denying it — the internet is annoying. From endless website pop-ups and unavoidable cookies that track your every online move to chirpy "notifications" that try to shame us into registering ...

In 2016, dark patterns were wielded as weapons against democracy. To echo pretty much everyone on the planet, 2016 was a shit year. It was full of good people dying and bad people succeeding. But more ...

Dark patterns are web design features designed to trick users into sharing their data or spend more money. Watch out for tricks like hard-to-cancel subscriptions, hidden costs in the checkout process ...

It happens to the best of us. After looking closely at a bank statement or cable bill, suddenly a small, unrecognizable charge appears. Fine print sleuthing soon provides the answer—somehow, you ...

The central government has asked e-commerce companies to undergo self-audits to ensure that their platforms are free of dark pattern-like trade practices. Dark patterns are manipulative tools and ...

“Dark patterns” have increasingly been the focus of legislative and regulatory scrutiny. Yet the phrase is never used in business. No business designs a website, mobile app, or business process with ...

Some business practices on the internet may not be against the law, but they undermine or manipulate consumer choice. Legal advocates have coined a new name for this practice: dark patterns. Difficult ...