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»Dark Patterns«: So werden Sie im Netz manipuliert Torsten Kleinz Schon ein falscher Klick kann teuer werden: Mit ausgeklügelten Designtricks locken viele Internetdienste ihre Nutzer in die Falle. Die Politik will das beenden. © Francesco Carta / Getty Images Es gibt Klicks im Netz, die es in sich haben: etwa die, mit denen sich ein Vertrag minutenschnell abschließen lässt – während zum Kündigen ein ausgiebiges Studium des Kleingedruckten und ein Anruf bei einer kaum erreichbaren Hotline notwendig sind. Andere Klicks hingegen bringen wenig: Egal wie oft man den kos...

Dark patterns, web design, and free expression A phone running the settings app is seen in this photo illustration on 9 July 2018, Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto PEN America - along with Consumer Reports, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Access Now, and others - launched the Dark Patterns Tip Line, a website where anyone can share examples of the websites that confuse and coerce us into making decisions or agreeing to terms that we wouldn’t otherwise. This statement was originally published on pen.org on 20 May 2021. PEN America – along with C...

The sign on the store window says "Buy Now, Pay Later" What it doesn't say, but should, is "and keep paying, and paying, and paying…"

How websites use "dark patterns" to manipulate you By Irina Ivanova Mental health apps may not protect your data There's no denying it — the internet is annoying. From endless website pop-ups and unavoidable cookies that track your every online move to chirpy "notifications" that try to shame us into registering for useless lists, using the web today is to be pushed, pulled and generally manipulated into paying attention to something. So why do companies pester us so relentlessly given the risk of alienating the very consumers they're trying to woo? Simply, it work...

On April 29, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a virtual Bringing Dark Patterns to Light,” to examine “dark patterns.” In her opening remarks, Acting FTC Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter broadly described “dark patterns” as “user interface designs that manipulate users into taking unintended actions that may not be in their interests.” Chairwoman Slaughter highlighted several examples of dark patterns, including confusing cancellation procedures that force users to navigate multiple screens, online applications that hide the material terms of a product or servic...