Digital is not doomed to be manipulative or deceptive by design. It is possible to create interfaces that empower users to make their own, informed and free choices. At @Fairpatterns we have been working closely with both regulators and law firms globally to fight dark patterns

It's also important to note that dark patterns and #deceptivedesign are illicit: dark patterns are prohibited in the US by numerous acts including Section 5 of the FTC Act, and they are also prohibited in the EU...

Actually, Harry Brignull coined the term in 2010 and created the first taxonomy. Fast forward to 2024: no less than 17 different taxonomies have been created by scholars and regulators, and even one ontology by Colin Gray et al.

Thank you for raising awareness on #darkpatterns! Perhaps we can provide a bit of background here as we spend our time fighting against dark patterns and deceptive design!

Chez @Fairpatterns, des experts en neurosciences, en design, en langage clair et en droit unissent leurs forces pour détecter les #darkpatterns et le #deceptivedesign à grande échelle et, plus important encore, pour les corriger.

C'est formidable de voir le travail de @UFCquechoisir pour sensibiliser à la question des #darkpatterns !

Despite the challenges, we firmly believe that, once these issues are addressed, AI can be a fantastic tool for minors and their development.

Great job!

That's precisely why we created the concept of #fairpatterns: we're not nudging anyone, but empowering users to make free and informed decisions. In other words, we're equipping them to be autonomous!

We actually don't believe in nudging users because (i) it's paternalistic, (ii) how and who decides what's good for others and (iii) most importantly, users don't learn anything while they are being nudged.

Thank you for this very interesting article! The concept of #nudging is at the very heart of the concept of fair patterns!

Indeed, consumers are tired. We live in an era where consumers aspire for trust and transparency, and businesses must respect the users’ rights in order to build long-term relationships.

Thank you for sharing this great article! #Darkpatterns are illegal in India, and rightly so! We're seeing a global legislative wave against mass manipulation and deception online.

Indeed, the FTC has filed a complaint against Adobe and also two of its executives for deceptive practices! The practices include hiding early cancellation fees and making it difficult for consumers to cancel software subscriptions. Just like it happened to you!

Similarly, the CNIL, European Data Protection Board and the Federal Trade Commission have all identified deceptive design practices in relation to #personaldata.

In 2018, the Forbrukerrådet/Norwegian Consumer Council identified several types of privacy-related #darkpatterns, including #ease, #framing, and #forcedaction.

Sadly, #privacydarkpatterns are so common that several regulators and researchers created taxonomies to describe and fight them. For example, in 2010, Harry coined the term #privacyzuckering to describe a trick that makes you share more personal data than intended.

Well said! It really goes down to #privacy. With #baddefaults, #obfuscatinglanguage, and all sorts of other #darkpatterns, it's easy to get fooled or give up altogether.

It has to change. #darkpatterns and #deceptivedesign are so outdated, let’s switch together to #fairpatterns, interfaces that empower users to make their own, free and informed choices 💪 fairpatterns.com/

This is huge case! We're looking forward to seeing how it unfolds, and what its repercussions are on the case law against giants who abuse their market power.