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. Dark patterns may ...

You can’t find an easy way to cancel an unwanted subscription, so you let it continue for another month — telling yourself you’ll try again later. You feel rushed into an online purchase you regret, ...

Users need to learn to identify these design tricks on websites and apps, says Yanely Espinal of Marketplace’s “Financially Inclined.” “Dark patterns” are everywhere on the web. These are design ...

How Online Retailers Trick You: Can You Guess the Worst Offender? Research into deceptive designs (aka ‘dark patterns’) reveals that top online retailers—particularly the one we use the most—are using ...

See if any of this sounds familiar: You can’t find an easy way to cancel an unwanted subscription, so you let it continue for another month — telling yourself you’ll try again later. You feel rushed ...

See if any of this sounds familiar: You can’t find an easy way to cancel an unwanted subscription, so you let it continue for another month — telling yourself you’ll try again later. You feel rushed ...

Experts are warning consumers about shady online business practices that the Federal Trade Commission and tech insiders refer to as “dark patterns.” “By their very nature, dark patterns are subtle, ...

The FTC has reported a rise in “dark patterns” – deceptive online practices that trick consumers into purchases and other agreements. Here’s what it looks like, and who does it. Every day, millions of ...

French lawyer and entrepreneur Marie Potel-Saville, whom I met at Lisbon’s Web Summit, has a mission: to root out dark patterns in the digital world. Her company, Fair Patterns, has developed a range ...

The market-leading customer insights platform wants to empower designers in the face of dark design patterns, which are costing online shoppers and eroding trust among social media users. SAN ...