Some aren’t overtly malicious but all are terribly frustrating! – How ‘Dark Patterns’ trick you online to buy and sign up for things you don’t want!
As we spend more of our lives on the internet, it is vital to know when we’re being manipulated: the design choices that nudge us into unnecessary purchases, into revealing personal information, into clicking accept when we’d rather not. The term “dark patterns” emerged in 2010, when consultant Harry Brignull found these tricks used by companies on their websites.
