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Vincent Tunru<p>This is some top-notch deceptive design. Everyone knows most people breeze through sign-up forms: enter email, accept the terms, submit.</p><p>Now take a closer look.</p><p>Informed consent my ass. Clever though.</p><p>Via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://piaille.fr/@shtrom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>shtrom</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DeceptiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeceptiveDesign</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"I do not think it will shock anyone to learn that big tech is aggressively pushing AI products. But the extent to which they have done so might. The sheer ubiquity of AI means that we take for ground the countless ways, many invisible, that these products and features are foisted on us—and how Silicon Valley companies have systematically designed and deployed AI products onto their existing platforms in an effort to accelerate adoption.</p><p>It also happens to be the subject of a new study by design scholars Nolwenn Maudet, Anaëlle Beignon, and Thomas Thibault, who looked at hundreds of instances of how AI has been deployed, highlighted, and advertised by Google, Meta, Adobe, SnapChat, and others, and analyzed them for a study called “Imposing AI: Deceptive design patterns against sustainability.” They also present the results in a handy guide, with illustrated examples called, aptly: “How tech companies are pushing us to use AI.” (It’s translated from the French, hence the sometimes awkward phrasings.)</p><p>The study is a stark reminder that AI has reached ubiquity not necessarily because users around the globe are demanding AI products, but for reasons often closer to the opposite."</p><p><a href="https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/how-big-tech-is-force-feeding-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloodinthemachine.com/p/how-bi</span><span class="invisible">g-tech-is-force-feeding-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenerativeAI</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/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DeceptiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeceptiveDesign</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AIPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a></p>
Inautilo<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Design</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pitfalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pitfalls</span></a><br>Top 10 UI annoyances · Common usability flaws of modern interfaces <a href="https://ilo.im/165m9p" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ilo.im/165m9p</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>_____<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Errors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Errors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Clutter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clutter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Barriers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Barriers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Usability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeceptiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeceptiveDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProductDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProductDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UxDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UxDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UiDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UiDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WebDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebDesign</span></a></p>
Jan Penfrat<p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Shein" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Shein</span></a> was fined €40 million by French authorities on Thursday after an investigation found the Chinese fast-fashion giant had misled <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>consumers</span></a> about its discounts and environmental impact. 🎉 </p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.economie.gouv.fr/files/files/directions_services/dgccrf/media-document/cp-dgccrf-SHEIN-sanctionne-amende-40millions.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">economie.gouv.fr/files/files/d</span><span class="invisible">irections_services/dgccrf/media-document/cp-dgccrf-SHEIN-sanctionne-amende-40millions.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/consumerprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>consumerprotection</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/digitalrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>digitalrights</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DeceptiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DeceptiveDesign</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DFA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DFA</span></a></p>
Inautilo<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Design</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Outlooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Outlooks</span></a><br>The art of profiling the user · “The web of tomorrow won’t just be personalized.” <a href="https://ilo.im/164qy9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ilo.im/164qy9</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>_____<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Profiling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Profiling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/User" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>User</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Personalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Personalization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeceptiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeceptiveDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProductDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProductDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UxDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UxDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WebDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebDesign</span></a></p>
Jan Penfrat<p>Very excited to have filed a formal complaint against <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Facebook</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Instagram</span></a> today under the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalServicesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalServicesAct</span></a>. </p><p>Together with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@bitsoffreedom" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitsoffreedom</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@Freiheitsrechte" class="u-url mention">@<span>Freiheitsrechte</span></a></span> &amp; Convocation Design+Research, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@edri" class="u-url mention">@<span>edri</span></a></span> represents an Irish user and found that <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Meta</span></a> uses <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DeceptiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DeceptiveDesign</span></a> patterns to discourage people from choosing the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/newsfeed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>newsfeed</span></a> that&#39;s not based on <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/profiling" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>profiling</span></a>.</p><p>That newsfeeds option is a key requirement under the DSA and deceptive design is prohibited. So there you go.</p><p><a href="https://edri.org/our-work/civil-society-files-dsa-complaint-against-meta-for-toxic-profiling-fueled-feeds/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edri.org/our-work/civil-societ</span><span class="invisible">y-files-dsa-complaint-against-meta-for-toxic-profiling-fueled-feeds/</span></a></p>
Inautilo<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Design</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Guides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Guides</span></a><br>Defense against dishonest charts · How not to lie with data visualizations <a href="https://ilo.im/162ger" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ilo.im/162ger</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>_____<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Charts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Charts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataViz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Accuracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accuracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transparency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Content" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Content</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EthicalDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EthicalDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeceptiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeceptiveDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProductDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProductDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VisualDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VisualDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WebDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebDesign</span></a></p>
Aral Balkan<p>Dear change.org,</p><p>The first screenshot is a deceptive design (the third option, “I only want to hear about this petition’s progress”, is missing, on purpose, to coerce people into signing up for notifications about other petitions by bundling them in with the one they’re supporting).</p><p>The second screenshot is just plain old incompetence.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/changeOrg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>changeOrg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/deceptiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deceptiveDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/incompetence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>incompetence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a></p>
just small circles 🕊<p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/LinkedIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinkedIn</span></a> Masters of <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DeceptiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeceptiveDesign</span></a> ..</p><p>New terms cause a screen-covering dialog asking to drop services and lose connections, or continue as before. So far so good.</p><p>There is also however a "more options" button, less prominent of course. Now the deceptive pattern: click it, and .. you are brought to your landing page as if nothing happened. No config screen, no nothing.</p><p>Rationale is that they hope you forget that config now. So they can keep sucking you dry of <a href="https://social.coop/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/SurveillanceCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SurveillanceCapitalism</span></a></p>
Aral Balkan<p>Today seems to be turning into one big validation of my decision to drop Windows support from Kitten.</p><p>Look at the state of the fuckers…</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/deceptiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deceptiveDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/shitshow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shitshow</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.com/@gizmodo/tech-fknh6odjz/-/a-N_2ZngzXSau_08pPJt6OaA%3Aa%3A1876139665-%2F0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.com/@gizmodo/tech-fk</span><span class="invisible">nh6odjz/-/a-N_2ZngzXSau_08pPJt6OaA%3Aa%3A1876139665-%2F0</span></a></p>
LfDI Pressestelle<p>Weltweite Prüfung zu täuschenden Designs. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://xn--baw-joa.social/@lfdi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lfdi</span></a></span> hat sich an der Prüfung beteiligt: 17 von 17 geprüften Webseiten setzten täuschende Designmuster ein. <a href="https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de/weltweite-pruefung-taeuschende-designs/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz</span><span class="invisible">.de/weltweite-pruefung-taeuschende-designs/</span></a> <br><a href="https://xn--baw-joa.social/tags/Datenschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Datenschutz</span></a> <a href="https://xn--baw-joa.social/tags/DSGVO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DSGVO</span></a> <a href="https://xn--baw-joa.social/tags/darkpattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkpattern</span></a> <a href="https://xn--baw-joa.social/tags/deceptivedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deceptivedesign</span></a> <a href="https://xn--baw-joa.social/tags/fairness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fairness</span></a></p>
Aral Balkan<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@kde" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kde@floss.social</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lemmy.kde.social/c/kde" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kde@lemmy.kde.social</span></a></span> Guess what, Firefox does the same thing (a refresh will reset your privacy settings and your default browser, all of which affect Mozilla’s revenue streams) but they’re a tad sneakier/cleverer(?) about it.</p><p>(Firefox is not private by default so getting you to reset your settings is how they try to influence you to return to their preferred configuration.)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mozilla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/deceptiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deceptiveDesign</span></a></p>
Aral Balkan<p>Folks, this is a deceptive design pattern. There is a very clear third option here (keep me updated on this campaign’s progress only) that is not implemented for marketing reasons.</p><p>I expect better from a platform that exists to effect ‘progressive change across Ireland’.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/uplift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uplift</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/deceptiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deceptiveDesign</span></a></p>
Finn Lützow-Holm Myrstad<p>4/ ▶ Finally, *banning surveillance-based advertising* would reduce the incentives to use many of these harmful practices, in addition to fixing one of the major problems of how the internet is operated today. </p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>privacy</span></a> <br /><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>darkpatterns</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/deceptivedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>deceptivedesign</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/addictivedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>addictivedesign</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/digitalfairness" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>digitalfairness</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/consumerprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>consumerprotection</span></a> <br /><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ai</span></a> <br /><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/genai" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>genai</span></a> </p><p>(end)</p>
PublicSpaces Newsroom<p>Kort (Duits) filmpje over hoe sociale media gebruikt maakt van verslavende ontwerpen en de impact daarvan op kinderen &amp; jongeren. Nav de publicatie van dit (Duitstalige) rapport: </p><p><a href="https://ratfürdigitaleökologie.org/de/socialmediasucht" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ratfürdigitaleökologie.org/de/</span><span class="invisible">socialmediasucht</span></a></p><p>Abhängig von TikTok &amp; Co. I Erklärvideo zu süchtigmachenden Designs von Social Media</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7QHIePN32o" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=v7QHIePN32</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.publicspaces.net/tags/SocialeMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialeMedia</span></a> <a href="https://social.publicspaces.net/tags/Verslaving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Verslaving</span></a> <a href="https://social.publicspaces.net/tags/DeceptiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeceptiveDesign</span></a> <a href="https://social.publicspaces.net/tags/Darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Darkpatterns</span></a> <a href="https://social.publicspaces.net/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://social.publicspaces.net/tags/PubliekeWaarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PubliekeWaarden</span></a></p>
@chrismarsden.bsky.social<p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DarkPatterns</span></a> investigated by <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DeceptiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DeceptiveDesign</span></a> - used by MSFT for those not using Edge - of great interest to <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DMA</span></a> investigators as we approach the 7 March deadline on <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/interoperability" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>interoperability</span></a> <a href="https://research.mozilla.org/files/2024/01/Over-the-Edge-Report-January-2024.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">research.mozilla.org/files/202</span><span class="invisible">4/01/Over-the-Edge-Report-January-2024.pdf</span></a></p>
Jan Penfrat<p>It is so disappointing to see <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ubuntu.social/@ubuntu" class="u-url mention">@<span>ubuntu</span></a></span> reverting to <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DarkPatterns</span></a> and <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Microsoft</span></a>-style fear-mongering to increase sales.</p><p>The entire message is designed to make people believe that there are <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>security</span></a> updates they&#39;re not getting without <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/UbuntuPro" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UbuntuPro</span></a> (which as far as I understand is not true). <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DeceptiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DeceptiveDesign</span></a> <br />CC <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@beuc" class="u-url mention">@<span>beuc</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@finnmyrstad" class="u-url mention">@<span>finnmyrstad</span></a></span></p>
Simone van der Hof<p>New report by the Norwegian Consumer Council: “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.” <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DarkPatterns</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DeceptiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DeceptiveDesign</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.forbrukerradet.no/side/companies-use-design-to-take-our-time-money-and-personal-data/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbrukerradet.no/side/compani</span><span class="invisible">es-use-design-to-take-our-time-money-and-personal-data/</span></a></p>
Finn Lützow-Holm Myrstad<p>So, today we published our newest report &quot;Enough Deception&quot; on <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/deceptivedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>deceptivedesign</span></a> (aka <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>darkpatterns</span></a>), with a main focus on &quot;popular&quot; designs targeted at consumers in Norway.</p><p>We also sent letters to ten companies, including international brands such as Ryanair, Wish &amp; Ticketmaster.</p><p>Our report is available in English, and so are the letters we sent to the companies: <a href="https://www.forbrukerradet.no/side/companies-use-design-to-take-our-time-money-and-personal-data" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbrukerradet.no/side/compani</span><span class="invisible">es-use-design-to-take-our-time-money-and-personal-data</span></a></p>
Simone van der Hof<p>Three collective actions have already been launched against TikTok in the Netherlands. In one of them, I am involved in the supervisory board of the Stichting Massaschade en Consument. <br /><a href="https://www.massaschadeconsument.nl/collectieve-acties/tiktok/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">massaschadeconsument.nl/collec</span><span class="invisible">tieve-acties/tiktok/</span></a> </p><p>Now a collective action has also been brought against Twitter by another foundation, Data Bescherming Nederland. <a href="https://jestaattekoop.nl" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">jestaattekoop.nl</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/collectiveaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>collectiveaction</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/massclaim" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>massclaim</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tiktok</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>twitter</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dataprotection</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/deceptivedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>deceptivedesign</span></a></p>
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