"News organizations will have to reckon with their use of designs that place them in the same categories as annoying sales ...

The Advanced Study Institute of Asia (ASIA) report ‘Prime[D] to Buy: Flash Sales and Deceptive Design’, delves into the issue ...

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 ...

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 ...

According to ASCI's secretary general and chief executive, Manisha Kapoor, dark pattern refers to design behavioural techniques being deployed by advertisers to manipulate the customers through ...

A nasty dark pattern Yet another reason to switch to Firefox. T-Mobile Slapped With A $40 Million Fine For Its Deceptive Design Using fake ring tones, the company lied to millions of users.

Though dark patterns are particularly prominent on ecommerce ... and a ban on dishonest design techniques. “But it’s essential to strike the correct balance. Regulations shouldn't inhibit ...

Dark patterns, deceptive design strategies used by companies to manipulate users, have come under intense scrutiny after ...

The FTC began refunding players this week, issuing over 629,000 payments via PayPal and checks. The average refund is $114, ...

Globally, the UK-based organisation Deceptive.design (formerly darkpatterns.org), started in 2010, has been doing important work in this field — finding and documenting dark patterns and ...