#deceptivedesign — Public Fediverse posts
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Does the acceptance of #X's commitments mean the fine is being reduced? Does this have any effect on the court case against the @EUCommission? What about the rest of X's non-compliance the EC had identified, namely the #DeceptiveDesign of X's ‘blue checkmark' and lack of #transparency of X's ads repository? Are those affected in any way?
It's mind-boggling to me how the EC thinks they can go on with such high-profile #DSA (and #DMA, same problem!) decisions without a minimum of public scrutiny.
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Does the acceptance of #X's commitments mean the fine is being reduced? Does this have any effect on the court case against the @EUCommission? What about the rest of X's non-compliance the EC had identified, namely the #DeceptiveDesign of X's ‘blue checkmark' and lack of #transparency of X's ads repository? Are those affected in any way?
It's mind-boggling to me how the EC thinks they can go on with such high-profile #DSA (and #DMA, same problem!) decisions without a minimum of public scrutiny.
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#Design #Debates
UX is dead, what’s next? · Enshittification manipulates AI agents as it does humans https://ilo.im/16eqt5_____
#Business #UX #AX #AI #AiAgents #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #WebDesign #Development #WebDev -
#Design #Debates
UX is dead, what’s next? · Enshittification manipulates AI agents as it does humans https://ilo.im/16eqt5_____
#Business #UX #AX #AI #AiAgents #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #WebDesign #Development #WebDev -
Repost d’un article du blog “Le Design de persuasion : influencer sans manipuler” → https://dzgnd.studio/communication/le-design-de-persuasion-influencer-sans-manipuler.htm
#UXDesign #DesignPersuasif #DesignDéceptif #PNL #PersuasiveDesign #Nudge #DeceptiveDesign #DarkPatterns
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#Design #Fun
Wicked websites · A gallery of modern web design villains https://ilo.im/16cjvx_____
#Business #Marketing #Websites #Usability #Accessibility #DeceptiveDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign #WebPerf -
#Design #Fun
Wicked websites · A gallery of modern web design villains https://ilo.im/16cjvx_____
#Business #Marketing #Websites #Usability #Accessibility #DeceptiveDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign #WebPerf -
I dislike #LLMs for a number of reasons.
Their appropriation of the term "AI" (there is nothing even resembling intelligence there, and never will be).
The squandering of energy, water and other resources.
The #deceptiveDesign patterns used to bait and hook users into thinking they are conversing with a conscious thing (they are not) causing immense harms.
The wholesale theft of basically everything they could find anywhere on the internet, irrespective of the creators' licences.
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I dislike #LLMs for a number of reasons.
Their appropriation of the term "AI" (there is nothing even resembling intelligence there, and never will be).
The squandering of energy, water and other resources.
The #deceptiveDesign patterns used to bait and hook users into thinking they are conversing with a conscious thing (they are not) causing immense harms.
The wholesale theft of basically everything they could find anywhere on the internet, irrespective of the creators' licences.
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Android UI Deceptive Design Pattern Department: A few weeks ago, we crammed an AI button into the Search bar widget. But, nobody used it, even when we tricked people into tapping the button accidentally if the corner of their phone pressed on the base of their thumb. How do we get more people to use our AI malfeature? I have a smart idea: let's move the button 1/3 the way into the text field where you type a search term.
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Android UI Deceptive Design Pattern Department: A few weeks ago, we crammed an AI button into the Search bar widget. But, nobody used it, even when we tricked people into tapping the button accidentally if the corner of their phone pressed on the base of their thumb. How do we get more people to use our AI malfeature? I have a smart idea: let's move the button 1/3 the way into the text field where you type a search term.
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#Design #Explorations
The little red dot · A simple design element is hacking our brain https://ilo.im/16ausr_____
#Website #SocialMedia #Notifications #Addictions #Psychology #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign -
#Design #Explorations
The little red dot · A simple design element is hacking our brain https://ilo.im/16ausr_____
#Website #SocialMedia #Notifications #Addictions #Psychology #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign -
PSA: if your website loads for a fraction of a second, then vomits-up a fake error such as "This website cannot load because you're blocking html-load-dotcom" (or css-load-dot-com), your Web Devs are bad people and should reconsider their career decisions.
It's a deceptive design that breaks the web.
Such websites have been coded to go out of their way to create a problem, then falsely assign blame to ad blockers. It's a sleight-of-hand to trick people visiting the website to switch-off ad-blockers and weaken their security for all websites. Paying that ransom to access a website is foolish; it's better to close that browser tab and avoid returning to the problematic website.
#DeceptiveDesign #AdBlock #AdBlocker #HtmlLoadDotCom #CssLoadDotCom
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PSA: if your website loads for a fraction of a second, then vomits-up a fake error such as "This website cannot load because you're blocking html-load-dotcom" (or css-load-dot-com), your Web Devs are bad people and should reconsider their career decisions.
It's a deceptive design that breaks the web.
Such websites have been coded to go out of their way to create a problem, then falsely assign blame to ad blockers. It's a sleight-of-hand to trick people visiting the website to switch-off ad-blockers and weaken their security for all websites. Paying that ransom to access a website is foolish; it's better to close that browser tab and avoid returning to the problematic website.
#DeceptiveDesign #AdBlock #AdBlocker #HtmlLoadDotCom #CssLoadDotCom
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#Design #Pitfalls
The f*** off contact page · When they say contact us but really mean don’t https://ilo.im/168zuq______
#Business #Communication #Contact #Form #Website #DesignPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign -
#Design #Pitfalls
The f*** off contact page · When they say contact us but really mean don’t https://ilo.im/168zuq______
#Business #Communication #Contact #Form #Website #DesignPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign -
RE: https://edeverett.co.uk/2025/11/withings-apologising-for-deceptive-design-email/
Just got an email from Withings apologising a for using deceptive design in an email to trick their customers into updating their marketing preferences
That feels like a first!
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RE: https://edeverett.co.uk/2025/11/withings-apologising-for-deceptive-design-email/
Just got an email from Withings apologising a for using deceptive design in an email to trick their customers into updating their marketing preferences
That feels like a first!
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So cool how @bitsoffreedom keeps up the pressure against #Meta #Facebook #Instagram in the Dutch courts to ensure compliance with the #DigitalServicesAct 💪
New compliance deadline to redesign the apps is 31 December!
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So cool how @bitsoffreedom keeps up the pressure against #Meta #Facebook #Instagram in the Dutch courts to ensure compliance with the #DigitalServicesAct 💪
New compliance deadline to redesign the apps is 31 December!
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This is a hell of a barely legal opt-out from ClaudeAI.
First, you should not have to opt out, you should have to opt in.
Second, that gray check is really trying its hardest to conceal that it's actually a "yes."
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This is a hell of a barely legal opt-out from ClaudeAI.
First, you should not have to opt out, you should have to opt in.
Second, that gray check is really trying its hardest to conceal that it's actually a "yes."
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Amazon is facing trial in the United States over allegations that it used deceptive design tactics to enroll millions of customers into its Prime subscription service without their clear consent — and then made it extremely difficult for them to cancel. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/technology/amazon-prime-trial-deceptive-practices-yn3yptwv?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #amazonprime #trial #subscription #deceptivedesign #cancellation
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Hi! Nobody stops the industry to comply through different means, it's just that the industry was mostly not so much interested and invested instead more in #DeceptiveDesign #DeceptivePattern.
https://www.forbrukerradet.no/side/companies-use-design-to-take-our-time-money-and-personal-data/
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Hi! Nobody stops the industry to comply through different means, it's just that the industry was mostly not so much interested and invested instead more in #DeceptiveDesign #DeceptivePattern.
https://www.forbrukerradet.no/side/companies-use-design-to-take-our-time-money-and-personal-data/
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This is some top-notch deceptive design. Everyone knows most people breeze through sign-up forms: enter email, accept the terms, submit.
Now take a closer look.
Informed consent my ass. Clever though.
Via @shtrom
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This is some top-notch deceptive design. Everyone knows most people breeze through sign-up forms: enter email, accept the terms, submit.
Now take a closer look.
Informed consent my ass. Clever though.
Via @shtrom
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"I do not think it will shock anyone to learn that big tech is aggressively pushing AI products. But the extent to which they have done so might. The sheer ubiquity of AI means that we take for ground the countless ways, many invisible, that these products and features are foisted on us—and how Silicon Valley companies have systematically designed and deployed AI products onto their existing platforms in an effort to accelerate adoption.
It also happens to be the subject of a new study by design scholars Nolwenn Maudet, Anaëlle Beignon, and Thomas Thibault, who looked at hundreds of instances of how AI has been deployed, highlighted, and advertised by Google, Meta, Adobe, SnapChat, and others, and analyzed them for a study called “Imposing AI: Deceptive design patterns against sustainability.” They also present the results in a handy guide, with illustrated examples called, aptly: “How tech companies are pushing us to use AI.” (It’s translated from the French, hence the sometimes awkward phrasings.)
The study is a stark reminder that AI has reached ubiquity not necessarily because users around the globe are demanding AI products, but for reasons often closer to the opposite."
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/how-big-tech-is-force-feeding-us
#AI #GenerativeAI #BigTech #Propaganda #DeceptiveDesign #AIPolicy #SiliconValley
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"I do not think it will shock anyone to learn that big tech is aggressively pushing AI products. But the extent to which they have done so might. The sheer ubiquity of AI means that we take for ground the countless ways, many invisible, that these products and features are foisted on us—and how Silicon Valley companies have systematically designed and deployed AI products onto their existing platforms in an effort to accelerate adoption.
It also happens to be the subject of a new study by design scholars Nolwenn Maudet, Anaëlle Beignon, and Thomas Thibault, who looked at hundreds of instances of how AI has been deployed, highlighted, and advertised by Google, Meta, Adobe, SnapChat, and others, and analyzed them for a study called “Imposing AI: Deceptive design patterns against sustainability.” They also present the results in a handy guide, with illustrated examples called, aptly: “How tech companies are pushing us to use AI.” (It’s translated from the French, hence the sometimes awkward phrasings.)
The study is a stark reminder that AI has reached ubiquity not necessarily because users around the globe are demanding AI products, but for reasons often closer to the opposite."
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/how-big-tech-is-force-feeding-us
#AI #GenerativeAI #BigTech #Propaganda #DeceptiveDesign #AIPolicy #SiliconValley
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#Design #Pitfalls
Top 10 UI annoyances · Common usability flaws of modern interfaces https://ilo.im/165m9p_____
#Errors #Clutter #Barriers #Accessibility #Usability #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign -
#Design #Pitfalls
Top 10 UI annoyances · Common usability flaws of modern interfaces https://ilo.im/165m9p_____
#Errors #Clutter #Barriers #Accessibility #Usability #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign -
#Shein was fined €40 million by French authorities on Thursday after an investigation found the Chinese fast-fashion giant had misled #consumers about its discounts and environmental impact. 🎉
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#Shein was fined €40 million by French authorities on Thursday after an investigation found the Chinese fast-fashion giant had misled #consumers about its discounts and environmental impact. 🎉
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#Design #Outlooks
The art of profiling the user · “The web of tomorrow won’t just be personalized.” https://ilo.im/164qy9_____
#Business #AI #Profiling #User #Personalization #Psychology #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #WebDesign -
#Design #Outlooks
The art of profiling the user · “The web of tomorrow won’t just be personalized.” https://ilo.im/164qy9_____
#Business #AI #Profiling #User #Personalization #Psychology #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #WebDesign -
#Business #Pitfalls
The subscription trap · It’s easy to join, but hard to leave https://ilo.im/163i85_____
#Email #Subscription #DarkPattern #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #WebDesign -
#Business #Pitfalls
The subscription trap · It’s easy to join, but hard to leave https://ilo.im/163i85_____
#Email #Subscription #DarkPattern #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #WebDesign -
Very excited to have filed a formal complaint against #Facebook & #Instagram today under the #DigitalServicesAct.
Together with @bitsoffreedom, @Freiheitsrechte & Convocation Design+Research, @edri represents an Irish user and found that #Meta uses #DeceptiveDesign patterns to discourage people from choosing the #newsfeed that's not based on #profiling.
That newsfeeds option is a key requirement under the DSA and deceptive design is prohibited. So there you go.
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Very excited to have filed a formal complaint against #Facebook & #Instagram today under the #DigitalServicesAct.
Together with @bitsoffreedom, @Freiheitsrechte & Convocation Design+Research, @edri represents an Irish user and found that #Meta uses #DeceptiveDesign patterns to discourage people from choosing the #newsfeed that's not based on #profiling.
That newsfeeds option is a key requirement under the DSA and deceptive design is prohibited. So there you go.
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Ein langer digitaler Tag neigt sich dem Ende :blobcatsleep:
nach dem Online-Event von @superrr "Beyond the Cookie Banner" https://social.tchncs.de/@superrr/114303049315888653
Und Zwei Meetings der @creativesforfuture später bleibt kaum noch Zeit für Reflektion, was ich aber mitnehme: im #Fediverse aktiv zu sein ist in diesen Zeiten das absolut richtige, den keine andere Plattform ist so stark gegen #DeceptiveDesign ausgelegt und verschwendet so wenig Resourcen für unnöte Datensammelei. -
#Design #Lessons
Notification Psychology Lab · Learn what makes notifications hard to ignore https://ilo.im/162rnr_____
#Course #Notifications #Psychology #DesignPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign -
#Design #Lessons
Notification Psychology Lab · Learn what makes notifications hard to ignore https://ilo.im/162rnr_____
#Course #Notifications #Psychology #DesignPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign -
#Design #Approaches
Truth, lies, and progress bars · Alternatives to deceptive progress indicators https://ilo.im/162n20_____
#Indicators #ProgressBar #Perception #DesignPattern #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign -
#Design #Approaches
Truth, lies, and progress bars · Alternatives to deceptive progress indicators https://ilo.im/162n20_____
#Indicators #ProgressBar #Perception #DesignPattern #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign -
#Design #Approaches
Truth, lies, and progress bars · Alternatives to deceptive progress indicators https://ilo.im/162n20_____
#Indicators #ProgressBar #Perception #DesignPattern #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign -
#Design #Approaches
Truth, lies, and progress bars · Alternatives to deceptive progress indicators https://ilo.im/162n20_____
#Indicators #ProgressBar #Perception #DesignPattern #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign -
#Design #Guides
Defense against dishonest charts · How not to lie with data visualizations https://ilo.im/162ger_____
#Charts #DataViz #Accuracy #Transparency #Content #EthicalDesign #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #VisualDesign #WebDesign -
#Design #Guides
Defense against dishonest charts · How not to lie with data visualizations https://ilo.im/162ger_____
#Charts #DataViz #Accuracy #Transparency #Content #EthicalDesign #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #VisualDesign #WebDesign -
Dear change.org,
The first screenshot is a deceptive design (the third option, “I only want to hear about this petition’s progress”, is missing, on purpose, to coerce people into signing up for notifications about other petitions by bundling them in with the one they’re supporting).
The second screenshot is just plain old incompetence.
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Dear change.org,
The first screenshot is a deceptive design (the third option, “I only want to hear about this petition’s progress”, is missing, on purpose, to coerce people into signing up for notifications about other petitions by bundling them in with the one they’re supporting).
The second screenshot is just plain old incompetence.
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#Design #Fun
Dark Patterns Detective · A puzzle game to learn spotting deceptive design https://ilo.im/161r4a_____
#Psychology #UserBehavior #DesignPatterns #DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #DigitalDesign #WebDesign -
#Design #Fun
Dark Patterns Detective · A puzzle game to learn spotting deceptive design https://ilo.im/161r4a_____
#Psychology #UserBehavior #DesignPatterns #DarkPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #DigitalDesign #WebDesign -
Today seems to be turning into one big validation of my decision to drop Windows support from Kitten.
Look at the state of the fuckers…
#microsoft #google #deceptiveDesign #BigTech #shitshow https://flipboard.com/@gizmodo/tech-fknh6odjz/-/a-N_2ZngzXSau_08pPJt6OaA%3Aa%3A1876139665-%2F0
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Today seems to be turning into one big validation of my decision to drop Windows support from Kitten.
Look at the state of the fuckers…
#microsoft #google #deceptiveDesign #BigTech #shitshow https://flipboard.com/@gizmodo/tech-fknh6odjz/-/a-N_2ZngzXSau_08pPJt6OaA%3Aa%3A1876139665-%2F0
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False scarcity & fomo marketing. I hate that deceptive patterns are so commonly used when it comes to WordPress plugin developers.
I know how manipulative these marketing technics are yet I cant get rid of those fomo feelings.
I understand that its important for devs to have a huge launch, but think there are definitely less manipulative strategies out there.
Shoutout to Devs who don't do fomo marketing.
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False scarcity & fomo marketing. I hate that deceptive patterns are so commonly used when it comes to WordPress plugin developers.
I know how manipulative these marketing technics are yet I cant get rid of those fomo feelings.
I understand that its important for devs to have a huge launch, but think there are definitely less manipulative strategies out there.
Shoutout to Devs who don't do fomo marketing.
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#Design #Introductions
Sneaking · The deceptive UX pattern you never saw coming https://ilo.im/160bkk_____
#Business #Monetization #Customer #Sneaking #DarkPattern #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #WebDesign -
#Design #Introductions
Sneaking · The deceptive UX pattern you never saw coming https://ilo.im/160bkk_____
#Business #Monetization #Customer #Sneaking #DarkPattern #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #WebDesign
