These are typical examples of "dark patterns" and there are several more: the OECD has identified six main categories of design practices, from nagging to forced registrations and countdown timers ...

If so, there’s a good chance you have encountered a “dark pattern”. Dark patterns are clever tricks built into apps and websites to encourage you to do things you may not necessarily want to do. They ...

It found examples of threats of loss of functionality ... "The combination of privacy-intrusive defaults and the use of dark patterns nudge users of Facebook and Google, and to a lesser degree ...

These are just a few examples of “dark patterns” — intentionally deceptive designs that companies use to steer people into making choices that aren’t in the consumers’ best interest.

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