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UI Dark Patterns

Comments debate whether various user interface designs and practices constitute dark patterns, referencing definitions from darkpatterns.org and examples from companies like Amazon, Google, and Apple.

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eurticket • Jan 30, 2018 • View on HN

Something worthy of being labeled a Dark Pattern, https://darkpatterns.org

Others • May 26, 2016 • View on HN

What dark patterns are they implementing?

Gordonjcp • Feb 18, 2023 • View on HN

"Dark patterns" like what?

hnal943 • Jul 6, 2016 • View on HN

Dark patterns attempt to trick the intended user. What is the trick being pulled on the intended user here?

spader725 • Aug 31, 2013 • View on HN

consider it a "dark pattern" to trick users https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6301378

abductee_hg • Feb 6, 2020 • View on HN

hmm, sounds like "dark Patterns" to me, as described here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxkrdLI6e6M and here https://www.darkpatterns.org/types-of-dark-pattern

arjie • Sep 22, 2013 • View on HN

Let's not pretend this is not a UI dark pattern.

a_imho • May 3, 2021 • View on HN

How to discourage employing dark patterns?

lotsofpulp • May 5, 2023 • View on HN

I agree that is a dark pattern.

yuhong • Dec 8, 2016 • View on HN

What dark patterns are you referring to?