Alex0007<p>Dark pattern from the Temu app: it checks whether notifications for one channel are turned off and then starts to push them into a newly created channel with another generic name.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Temu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Temu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPatterns</span></a></p>
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Jonathan Kamens 86 47<p>Somehow the fuckers at <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Avast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Avast</span></a> tricked my elderly uncle years ago into subscribing to an auto-renewing $100/yr VPN service he does not need and does not use.<br>I found out only because I monitor his email and the renewal failed because his credit card expired.<br>1/2<br><a href="https://federate.social/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPatterns</span></a></p>
juliette<p>Having fun booking a train ticket with SNCF Connect. Holy dark pattern, Batman!<br>The text says "Do not receive offers or discounts from SNCF Connect to travel in France or in Europe." <br>Do I toggle or not?<br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/BadDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPatterns</span></a></p>
marado<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/@paulasimoes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>paulasimoes</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bolha.one/@ointersexo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ointersexo</span></a></span><br><a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkpatterns</span></a> everywhere :-(</p><p>How can this be legal?</p>
Tarnkappe.info<p>📬 Epic Games Strafe: Das düstere Spiel mit Dark Patterns<br><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Rechtssachen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rechtssachen</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPatterns</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/EpicGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EpicGames</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Fortnite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fortnite</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Verbraucherschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Verbraucherschutz</span></a> <a href="https://sc.tarnkappe.info/88399c" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">sc.tarnkappe.info/88399c</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Paco Hope #resist<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@lolgop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lolgop</span></a></span> I support this idea and I will probably sign the petition (I’m a TM customer. Still mulling over whether I want to support Verizon or AT&T instead). </p><p>I support <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TeslaTakedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakedown</span></a> and participated in one of their protests. But look at how scummy this petition is.</p><p>First I notice that they inform me that I “may receive” email from a bunch of groups. That’s weird because it implies uncertainty. </p><p>Then I notice this microscopic, grey-on-grey text that says “edit subscription preferences”. I haven’t signed in to this site, so how do I even have any preferences to edit? I tap it and it expands to an already-opted-in list of ELEVEN different orgs who will all feel entitled to spam me because they will point to this as the time I affirmatively opted in to receive all their emails.</p><p>How many petition signers even see that, much less click it? This is a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DarkPattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPattern</span></a> and this is really slimy. The ONLY way to be slimier would be to opt me in without even telling me. </p><p>The word “preferences” is plural, implying I have more than one preference. In practice my choice is to accept email from all 11 or none. It’s a single preference, hidden from view as much as possible.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPatterns</span></a></p>
drupalthoughts<p>I logged back into <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/pinterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinterest</span></a> recently after reading about how it's gaining popularity again. Check out how the push and email notification toggles are all hidden behind accordions 🙀 <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/darkpattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkpattern</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkpatterns</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DeceptivePatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeceptivePatterns</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/deceptivepattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deceptivepattern</span></a></p>
Piratenpartij Delft<p>Delft Fringe Festival, best leuk, behave als je een kaartje probeert te kopen zonder cookies en spyware te accepteren. :blobangery: Je kunt sommige cookies afwijzen, als je de verstopte menu optie weet te vinden, maar dat moet je dan bij elke stap in het bestelproces opnieuw doen. :blobfacepalm:</p><p>Hier de indrukwekkende lijst van advertentie bedrijven die met je mee kijkt, waaronder <a href="https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> en <a href="https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a>: <a href="https://themarkup.org/blacklight?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdelftfringefestival.nl%2Fwinkelwagen" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">themarkup.org/blacklight?url=h</span><span class="invisible">ttps%3A%2F%2Fdelftfringefestival.nl%2Fwinkelwagen</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/tags/Delft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Delft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/tags/DelftFringe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DelftFringe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/tags/cookies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cookies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/tags/spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spyware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkpatterns</span></a></p>
Ted Curran M. Ed.<p>I suspect that <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/parentalcontrols" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parentalcontrols</span></a> are intentionally designed to make it harder for <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/parents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parents</span></a> to take any actions that aren't in the tech company's business interests. </p><p>I can’t tell if it’s <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/BadBadUX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadBadUX</span></a> because it’s deprioritized internally, “tacked on” at the end, or if it’s deliberate <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPatterns</span></a> to confuse and exasperate parents into complying with their monetization goals. </p><p>My experience in <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/PlayStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlayStation</span></a>, <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Roblox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Roblox</span></a>, <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a>, <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a>, <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/GooglePlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GooglePlay</span></a> is so bad, it couldn’t be by accident.</p>
CCIA Europe<p>With <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalFairnessAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalFairnessAct</span></a> in the works, we urge @EU_Commission to avoid regulatory overlap. 🚨 Many DFA issues (e.g. <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DarkPatterns</span></a>, <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/InfluencerMarketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>InfluencerMarketing</span></a>) are already covered by EU laws like <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DSA</span></a> & <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GDPR</span></a>. </p><p>It's about better enforcement, not more rules. </p><p>👉 <a href="https://ccianet.org/library/joint-industry-statement-on-the-digital-fairness-act/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ccianet.org/library/joint-indu</span><span class="invisible">stry-statement-on-the-digital-fairness-act/</span></a></p>
Paco Hope #resist<p>I managed to get a video of this dark pattern. 12 seconds in you can finally see the faint "skip" button pop in. First I have to click the 'What's happening under the hood?" link. Then I have to leave the explanation on the screen for a while, then skip appears.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/darkpattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkpattern</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkpatterns</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ui</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ux</span></a></p>
Paco Hope #resist<p>Here's a nice <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/darkpattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkpattern</span></a> from <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AmazonQDeveloper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonQDeveloper</span></a>. Installing it on my <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debian</span></a> laptop and it pops up this GUI. Now, grey text on white background is a completely pedestrian dark pattern.</p><p>The thing that is new for me, that isn't obvious from a single screenshot, is that the "skip" grey text doesn't appear at all for like 10-20 seconds. When you first see this dialog box, there's no 'skip' button. This might lead you to believe it isn't possible to skip. I tend to read things that pop up. And so while I was reading the skip button appeared.</p><p>Thanks <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkpatterns</span></a></p>
Pax<p>Tried to delete my Airbnb account. Saw a "Deactivate" button and thought - wow, guess I was wrong about corporations going out of their way to hold on to their property (your data).</p><p>But nope, turns out deletion is a separate process.</p><p>Airbnb: "Just contact support to reactivate."<br>Support: "Please login."<br>Support: "Sorry, you can’t login, this account is deactivated." 🤷♂️ </p><p>Love a good dark pattern.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/airbnb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>airbnb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dataprivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataprivacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/userexperience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>userexperience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkpatterns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a></p>
eicker.news ᳇ tech news<p>»<a href="https://eicker.news/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> Asks <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/eCommercePlatforms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eCommercePlatforms</span></a> to Remove <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPatterns</span></a>.« <a href="https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2025/india-asks-ecommerce-platforms-to-remove-dark-patterns-that-deceive-customers/?eicker.news" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2025</span><span class="invisible">/india-asks-ecommerce-platforms-to-remove-dark-patterns-that-deceive-customers/?eicker.news</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Electronic Frontiers Australia<p>Regulator and lawmakers around the world are finally targeting organisations that use <a href="https://aus.social/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkpatterns</span></a> to manipulate consumers into using products or services.</p><p>Chandni Gupta, Deputy CEO of the Consumer Policy Research Centre (and friend of EFA) has wrapped up some fantastic research on this issue. Chandni met with scores of regulators, enforcement agencies, consumer advocacy groups and choice architecture experts in the US, UK, Singapore and India about dark patterns and how they regulate them.</p><p>Case in point is Amazon's Project Iliad, a process designed to make it harder for customers to cancel their Prime membership. How? By making the process so needlessly complex that many users would give up and abandon the form.</p><p>Chandni writes that Australia is falling behind on protecting citizens from dark patterns. Legislating consumer potections against dark patterns is vital to protect us from manipulation of our behaviour and choices online.</p><p>Read the CPRC report: <a href="https://cprc.org.au/report/made-to-manipulate-report" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cprc.org.au/report/made-to-man</span><span class="invisible">ipulate-report</span></a></p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amazon</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/iliad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iliad</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/digitalrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalrights</span></a></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>Die Verbraucherminister fordern mehr Schutz vor <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPatterns</span></a> & gezielter Werbung! 📢 Sie sehen Handlungsbedarf bei Online-Marktplätzen & sozialen Netzwerken, die psychologische Tricks nutzen. Der Digital Fairness Act könnte helfen. Mehr dazu hier: <a href="https://www.heise.de/news/Verbraucherminister-machen-gegen-Dark-Patterns-und-gezielte-Werbung-mobil-10398656.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/news/Verbraucherminis</span><span class="invisible">ter-machen-gegen-Dark-Patterns-und-gezielte-Werbung-mobil-10398656.html</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Verbraucherschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Verbraucherschutz</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DSA</span></a> 🛡️ <a href="https://mas.to/tags/newz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newz</span></a></p><p>Kurzlink: <a href="https://heise.de/-10398656" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">heise.de/-10398656</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>Paper on <a href="https://det.social/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPatterns</span></a> and <a href="https://det.social/tags/AddictiveDesigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AddictiveDesigns</span></a> by Xin Ye: How manipulative digital interfaces and algorithmic systems undermine autonomy and exploit attention. Proposes key regulatory reforms in EU law.<br>Read here: <a href="https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.3.2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.3.2</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalManipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalManipulation</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UX</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/AttentionEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AttentionEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DSA</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@Weizenbaum_Institut" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Weizenbaum_Institut</span></a></span></p>
Weizenbaum-Institut<p>New <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/wjds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wjds</span></a> paper published:</p><p>Author Xin Ye explores how online platforms use manipulative, attention-grabbing tactics that undermine user autonomy. Current <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> laws fall short - this study offers 3 key policy fixes. </p><p>Read more: <a href="https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.3.2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.3.2</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The paper is part of a special issue on "Well-being in the Digital World"</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dougaparry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dougaparry</span></a></span> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPatterns</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/AddictiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AddictiveDesign</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/TechEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechEthics</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/PlatformRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlatformRegulation</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/socialscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialscience</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/computerscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerscience</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"The second approach is much broader, covering every social media user, and that’s tackling the way the platforms function. We have plenty of reporting and research that shows social media platforms are designed to be addictive — to ensure people spend more time on the app, thus generating more advertising profits. Social media platforms learned techniques from gambling companies to keep users hooked by using likes, notifications, and other methods to entice people to keep coming back, triggering dopamine responses that their brains craved even if the platforms made them feel worse at the same time.</p><p>Tackling those addiction design practices, dark patterns in interface design that nudge people to perform certain actions, and the way the platforms’ algorithms spread and amplify certain (often extreme or sensationalist) content to keep people engaged is a more difficult task than a hard age limit. Despite the country’s decision to move forward with an age limit, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has already been examining and reporting on platform design issues and the issues with algorithmic recommendation systems.</p><p>If we’re serious about minimizing the harms of social media platforms, design interventions and algorithmic limits are a much more promising approach."</p><p><a href="https://www.disconnect.blog/p/social-media-must-be-reined-in" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">disconnect.blog/p/social-media</span><span class="invisible">-must-be-reined-in</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AddictiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AddictiveDesign</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Algorithms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Algorithms</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPatterns</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AgeVerification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgeVerification</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/NannyState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NannyState</span></a></p>
AnthonyI am 100% convinced just from my own experiences that tech companies are knowingly, purposely putting "AI" buttons and links near commonly-used buttons or links in user interfaces to encourage accidental clicking and increase their usage numbers. AI usage numbers are dismal, and surveys repeatedly show large majorities of people do not want these features.<br><br><a href="https://buc.ci?t=ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=genai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenAI</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=generativeai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=ui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UI</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=ux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UX</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=userinterface" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UserInterface</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dev</a><br>
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