The concept of dark patterns is making a bit of a comback this summer as new regulations are inspiring companies to be at their sneakiest. A 'dark pattern' is a characteristic ploy used by websites in order to manipulate you into doing things you don't want to do. This article lists a few of them: confirm-shaming, bait-and-switch, won't-read, and more. There's a dark pattern Twitter Feed with an almost endless supply of examples.
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