If you’ve ever found yourself struggling to cancel an online subscription, or to deactivate an account on a website, you may have fallen prey to ‘dark patterns’. The Advertising Standards Authority ...

When surfing the internet or shopping in online stores, users frequently encounter design decisions that aren't made by chance. These so-called "Dark Patterns" are design patterns intended to ...

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, ...

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 ...

Some business practices on the internet may not be against the law, but they undermine or manipulate consumer choice. Legal advocates have coined a new name for this practice: dark patterns. Difficult ...

Richard Whittle receives funding from the ESRC, Research England, and various industry sources including AJ Bell and the Money Advice Service. The research mentioned in this article was supported by ...

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 ...