#darkpatterns

Karl Fredrik 🦊kfh@chaos.social
2026-02-07

How would I proceed if I wanted to find out if #Google processes my personal data based on an anonymous contract which I had to enter into in order to use my Android TV cable box (not connected to my Google account)?

And how can I retract from that contract (which the Google terms allow for) separate from any of my Google accounts?

#GDPR #privacy #darkPatterns

𝕂𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚔ℙ𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚕kubikpixel@chaos.social
2026-02-07

»Manipulative #Designs im #Online'handel—Warum Dark Patterns immer öfter scheitern:
#Countdown-Timer, knappe Lagerbestände und Glücksräder gehören für viele längst zum #Shopping im #Internet dazu. Eine #Bitkom-Umfrage zeigt, wie Dark Patterns die Kaufentscheidung tatsächlich beeinflussen«

Seriöse Fachverkäufer nutzen keine #DarkPatterns für ihren Online-Shop, da ansonsten die #Kunden davon rennen würden. Deren Angebote die angezeigt werden ist wider ein anderes Thema.

🛍️ t3n.de/news/manipulative-desig

Kevin Karhan :verified:kkarhan@infosec.space
2026-02-04

@lunya you mean #AntisocialNetwork that steal one's life force away with #DarkPatterns?

2026-02-04

Conspiracy theory: Apps like and game engagement metrics by showing notification badges / labels and then refusing to remove them when you look at the cause of the notification.

You have focus a input field. Dig out the relevant item (not signposted) and double click on it. Stare intently at a full-screen window whilst muttering incantations only known to the oldest gods. It's all anti-user pro-numbers BS

2026-02-01

#Facebook introducing #DarKPatterns to keep you from removing their slop from your feeds seems like late stage #enshittification to me.

2026-01-31

Danke @verbraucherzentrale 👍❤️

"Im digitalen Zeitalter ist ein Abo meist mit wenigen Klicks abgeschlossen. Doch der Weg aus dem Vertrag heraus gleicht oft einem technischen Hindernislauf. Zwei aktuelle Urteile der Landgerichte München I und Karlsruhe verdeutlichen nun, dass auch globale Tech-Giganten wie Microsoft und innovative Anbieter wie Starlink von Elon Musk die deutschen Verbraucherschutzgesetze nicht ignorieren dürfen.

Die Verbraucherzentrale Baden-Württemberg konnte in beiden Fällen Siege für die Nutzerrechte erringen und klare Grenzen für intransparente Praktiken setzen. Dabei rütteln die Gerichte an der Logik von Design-Tricks wie Dark Patterns, die den Ausstieg absichtlich erschweren."
heise.de/news/Kuendigungsbutto

@heiseonline

#microsoft #starlink #abofalle #darkpatterns

Marcel SIneM(S)USsimsus@social.tchncs.de
2026-01-31

#DarkPatterns – Dark Patterns sind manipulativ gestaltete Elemente da-pa.ch/

2026-01-30

Online-Verträge widerrufen wird einfacher: Ein neues Gesetz verpflichtet Anbieter, einen klar erkennbaren #Widerrufsknopf auf Websites und in Apps bereitzustellen. Auch manipulative #DarkPatterns werden eingeschränkt. Zudem erhalten #Patienten künftig (ersten) kostenfreien Zugang zu ihrer vollständigen #Behandlungsakte.

heise.de/news/Laender-stimmen-

#Verbraucherschutz #OnlineShopping #Gesundheit #digitalerechte #healthcare #socialmedia

Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠianrogers@mstdn.social
2026-01-27

@EricLawton "funny". I realized I had not bothered to delete a bunch of stuff, just stopped using it - this weekend I deleted FB, Insta, X, and LinkedIn. Every one was a maze of deceptive UX, with no relevant instructions online.
#darkPatterns #uiux #uxDesign

2026-01-27

Digital Fairness Act: USK bringt Expertise in EU-Konsultation ein
Die Europäische Kommission hat am 17. Juli 2025 die öffentliche Konsultation zum geplanten Digital Fairness Act (DFA) gestartet.
xboxdev.com/digital-fairness-a
#Entwicklung #Wirtschaft #Alterskennzeichen #DarkPatterns #DigitalFairnessAct #EUKonsultation #InGameKufe #Jugendmedienschutz #RegulierteSelbstregulierung #USK #Verbraucherschutz

Mark Hughesmarkhughes
2026-01-24

is not ideal.

Why is it acceptable for businesses to trick customers into buying things they don't want? Where is the respect?

To me it is theft to trick someone into paying me for something they don't want by whatever means, so I wouldn't dream of doing it. But apparently this is acceptable business practice.

Reminded by auto subscribing at full price after a trial period and making cancellation much harder than anything they want you to do.

2026-01-24

trying to read online articles i'm again so utterly pissed off disappointed by my own guild of #webdevs who sold their fucking souls to the most terrible UIs imaginable just to trick everyone into advertisements #darkpatterns (and yes of course I know about adblocks but this is what the majority of folks are being presented with :blobcatangry: )

2026-01-22
I wonder if there's a psychological price that a web developer has to overcome to make a non-trivial web page with no pop-ups of any kind. It seems like a compulsion.

At least in the way I use computers as a low vision person, pop-ups are extraordinarily anti-accessibility. Yes, even tooltips and alt-hovertext, depending on how they're done. Some websites are close to unusable because of these things.

#tech #dev #web #DarkPatterns #accessibility

Are LLM interfaces the next big thing in targeted ads? I hope not. But its a brilliant business idea whether we like it or not.

schneier.com/blog/archives/202

#LLM #privacy #aiethics #AI #Darkpatterns #security #cybersecurity

2026-01-20

Fuck, no, Apple. I was forced to update to iOS 26 due to lack of security updates for 18 on devices that can run 26 (i.e., due to extortion) but you’re not infecting my Mac with Liquid Ass.

Notice the dark pattern of pestering you in hopes you will accidentally hit the “Restart” button even though you’ve specifically turned off auto updates. Microsoft-level disrespect for consent here.

(Not surprising from a company that gives golden awards to fascists.)

#Apple #LiquidAss #darkPatterns #macOS26 #iOS26

Notification: Software Update Available
Update to macoS Tahoe 26.2 to get the latest features that work across your Mac and iPhone.
Button: Restart
Button: Remind Me LaterSettings: Software Update (screenshot)

Software Update: Checking for updates...
Installed: macOS Sequoia 15.7.3
Automatic Updates: App updates and Security Responses
Beta Updates: Off

Use of this software is subject to the original licence agreement that accompanied the software being updated. Learn more..
2026-01-18

Continue, or "try it now" a popup from Gmail now asks, offering to compose your next message with Gemini. I guess the tiny "x" is the "fuck no" button?

#darkpatterns

A popup message from Gmail tries to convince you to let Gemini AI write your next email. "Help me write" it says up top. "Draft emails confidently with Gemini. Gemini can help you write your drafts in seconds and quickly refine them." Below that are two buttons: Continue, and Try it Now. The latter option is selected by default.

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