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Bene<p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Komoot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Komoot</span></a> jetzt nicht nur voll mit Fehlern, sondern auch <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DarkPattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPattern</span></a>. Wie kann man diesen Dialog schließen (der kommt eh jedes mal)? </p><p>Mit klick auf [Kostenlose Testversion fortsetzen] folgt... 👇 </p><p>[1/2]</p>
joschi<p>Liebe <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ard.social/@tagesschau" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tagesschau</span></a></span>, ich möchte keine Push-Nachrichten erhalten, weder jetzt, noch irgendwann später.</p><p>Warum nutzt die Tagesschau-App dieses <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DarkPattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPattern</span></a> (<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Nagging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nagging</span></a>)? Warum gibt es keine Option, welche diese Frage dauerhaft mit Nein beantwortet?</p><p><a href="https://dapde.de/de/dark-patterns/arten-und-beispiele/druck2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dapde.de/de/dark-patterns/arte</span><span class="invisible">n-und-beispiele/druck2/</span></a></p>
Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@noybeu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>noybeu</span></a></span> AI has put so many "fun" twists on classic UX <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DarkPattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPattern</span></a> misdirections. If your consent UX isn't transparent, it's straight up grifting.</p>
Mark Hughes<p>Every site that puts up a cookies dialogue is now saying loudly what their priority is, and it is NOT what they say it is.</p><p>It's a massive RED FLAG because they have a choice. Either<br>- inconvenience you from the very start because overall they see a benefit TO THEM or<br>- provide an option via a footer link to get extra features by accepting <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cookies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cookies</span></a>, say "enable cookies" or "enable extras"</p><p>Today's culprit (for the eleventyth time: NO) is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HargreavesLansdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HargreavesLansdown</span></a> for continued use of this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarkPattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPattern</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&amp;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>
Tarnkappe.info<p>📬 Manipulative Designtricks im Gaming: Verbraucherschützer mahnen fünf Spielehersteller ab<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/ClashofClans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClashofClans</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DarkPattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPattern</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Designtricks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Designtricks</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/FortniteEntwickler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FortniteEntwickler</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/SubwaySurfers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SubwaySurfers</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/vzbvStudie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vzbvStudie</span></a> <a href="https://sc.tarnkappe.info/6d4e94" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">sc.tarnkappe.info/6d4e94</span><span class="invisible"></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>
rich<p>Ah,yes- the two possible responses😡<br><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/darkpattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkpattern</span></a></p>
Jonathan Kamens 86 47<p>This really rubs me the wrong way.<br>I'm donating to a charity through givebutter.com, and after I indicated that I wanted to make a one-time $180 donation, it popped up this prompt.<br>This boils down to, "If you agree to donate twice as much money as you said you wanted to, it'll have twice the impact!" which is tautological, but presented in a way which IMO is a dark pattern.<br>This is gross.<br><a href="https://federate.social/tags/GiveButter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GiveButter</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/charity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>charity</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DarkPattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPattern</span></a></p>
Marian<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@1peter10" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>1peter10</span></a></span> No way! I looked for this link everywhere now, until I found it at the very end of the page titled "Help downloading the UK ETA app". WTF! That's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkpattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkpattern</span></a> in use on a Gov website. (Thanks btw, don't mean to blame the messenger)</p>
GunChleoc<p>Jetzt kapiere ich endlich, wie ich mir bei Petitionsplattformen immer die fuck EMails einfange, obwohl ich beim Unterzeichnen nie den Haken setze.</p><p>Augen auf bei der Bestätigungsmail!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WeAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeAct</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/DarkPattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPattern</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@vfrmedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>vfrmedia</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lol/@techlore" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>techlore</span></a></span> OFC <em>"Tracking"</em> is also offered as something to reduce the rates but I'm against that stuff as a matter of principle.</p><ul><li> Being that they "reward" people for that with lower premiums, I can imagine a lot of folks getting shafted into agreeing into it.</li></ul><p>And I think that's a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DarkPattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPattern</span></a> that needs to be banned.</p><ul><li>OFC parts being serialized is common as to both do proper <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/recalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recalls</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ProductSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProductSafety</span></a> and also to enshure both <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/compliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compliance</span></a> with the safety standards as well as track down stolen parts.</li></ul><p>And the latter one is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xVyKDFK_Gk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">a real problem</a>...</p>
Phillip :usa_distress:<p>New <a href="https://social.lol/tags/DarkPattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPattern</span></a> spotted! Is it any wonder why most people just click "I accept" and move on?</p><p>Solution: give an easy "No, thanks" button on the initial popup. And if you *must* have a dedicated page, have two separate, clearly labeled buttons for agree and disagree. It's not that hard, do better.</p>
Gwenn<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://piaille.fr/@villedegrenoble" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>villedegrenoble</span></a></span> <br>Paye ton <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/DarkPattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPattern</span></a> qui te pousse à te connecter avec un compte <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> après avoir répondu 🙄</p><p>Ça fait vraiment pas pro !</p>
rood<p>An example of frustration with Google.</p><p>Google added a compulsory "system browser" to my Android. </p><p>Should be a no-frills unowned Internet browser, right?</p><p>Sorry, read the privacy policy. It's a company data harvester for some random shell company. </p><p>That's a dark pattern!<br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/darkPattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkPattern</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a></p>
iverbpunkt<p>Ey, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@tazgetroete" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tazgetroete</span></a></span> !</p><p>Ich hoffe, der Cookie-Banner mit den 617 (!) Partnern und <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Darkpattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Darkpattern</span></a> ist nur ein schlechter Joke! Wenn der bleibt, ist mein <a href="https://norden.social/tags/tazzahlich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tazzahlich</span></a>-Beitrag (und ich) wieder weg!</p><p><a href="https://norden.social/tags/Datenschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Datenschutz</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/unplugtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unplugtrump</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/cookies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cookies</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/payorokay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>payorokay</span></a></p>
eerlijkdigitaalonderwijs.nl<p>Advies van <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nl/@universiteitleiden" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>universiteitleiden</span></a></span> "Gebruik WhatsApp niet voor zakelijke berichten" Heel goed! 👍 dat gaat vooruit. 😃 <a href="https://www.medewerkers.universiteitleiden.nl/mededelingen/2025/02/gebruik-whatsapp-niet-voor-zakelijke-berichten" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medewerkers.universiteitleiden</span><span class="invisible">.nl/mededelingen/2025/02/gebruik-whatsapp-niet-voor-zakelijke-berichten</span></a></p><p>Nu <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/MSTeams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSTeams</span></a> nog afraden, want daar gelden vrijwel dezelfde problemen voor als voor <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a>, zeker als er een deelnemer is die níet onder de verwerkersovereenkomst van de universiteit valt. 🤔 </p><p>Eén verkeerde klik in de dark pattern slalom en je hebt zogenaamd "geïnformeerde toestemming" gegeven aan Microsoft. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/darkpattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkpattern</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Harald Eilertsen<br>The sneaky bastards! This is a perfect example of a dark pattern. A checkbox where you can select whether to receive spam from the online shop or not, but by leaving it uncheced you actually opt in to spam.<br><br>This is afaict not legal according to the GDPR. Wonder if @<a href="https://mastodon.social/@noybeu" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">noyb.eu</a> or @<a href="https://eupolicy.social/@finnmyrstad" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Finn Lützow-Holm Myrstad</a> has any opinions?<br><br>#<a class="" href="https://hub.volse.no/search?tag=DarkPattern" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">DarkPattern</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.volse.no/search?tag=web" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">web</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.volse.no/search?tag=opt-out" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">opt-out</a>