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AnthonyI am 100% convinced just from my own experiences that tech companies are knowingly, purposely putting "AI" buttons and links near commonly-used buttons or links in user interfaces to encourage accidental clicking and increase their usage numbers. AI usage numbers are dismal, and surveys repeatedly show large majorities of people do not want these features. <a href="https://buc.ci?t=ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=genai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GenAI</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=generativeai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=ui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UI</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=ux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UX</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=userinterface" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UserInterface</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dev</a>

Loki the Cat📱 Breaking: FTC gives companies 2 extra months to figure out how "make things easier" works. Businesses need more time to understand that "click to cancel" should be as simple as "click to subscribe" - apparently removing 47 popup windows and a mandatory interpretive dance routine takes time! <a href="https://jorijn.dev/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="https://jorijn.dev/tags/ConsumerRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ConsumerRights</a> <a href="https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/15/147249/ftc-delays-click-to-cancel-rule-implementation-to-july" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/15/147249/ftc-delays-click-to-cancel-rule-implementation-to-july</a>

MassivelyOPVague Patch Notes: What makes MMO monetization predatory? 🔗 <a href="https://massivelyop.com/2025/05/15/vague-patch-notes-what-makes-mmo-monetization-predatory" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://massivelyop.com/2025/05/15/vague-patch-notes-what-makes-mmo-monetization-predatory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MMORPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MMORPG</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a>

Donald HobernHow I hate Microsoft's <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a>. Now, if you make the mistake of opening an attachment in Outlook 365, there is absolutely no way to download/save it. You can print it, but there's very little other functionality left. You have to come out of the attachment and use the down arrow on the item in the email to find Download in the menu. The copy of the item now shown at the top of the email chain has no such link and just opens the viewer.Clarification: If the "attachment" is a OneDrive cloud document, there is a Download link in the viewer. If the document is an actual attachment, I only get the deeply unwanted Save to OneDrive option.In other words, Microsoft's sole aim is to get all my documents under whatever rummaging rights they reserve for OneDrive.

Mondenfee<a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/KISysteme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KISysteme</a> bauen selbständig <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#darkpatterns</a> ein und manipulieren Menschen, ohne darauf hinzuweisen, dass dies auch gegen geltendes Recht verstoßen kann. <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/insidedigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insidedigital</a><a href="https://www.inside-digital.de/news/bittere-ki-manipuliert-nutzer-bewusst" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.inside-digital.de/news/bittere-ki-manipuliert-nutzer-bewusst</a>

Alf No ProblemLove <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PBS</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NPR</a> but they use <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> like everyone else. SAD!Why are there only 2 choices: A) Contact Congress, and B) Maybe Later?I already contacted Congress yesterday & donated last month.Their UX designers need to start thinking. Wouldn't it be refreshing to see more choices, such as: C) I already contacted Congress, D) I don't want to, E) I don't know how, F) I am not a US citizen and cannot contact US Congress, or G) I prefer to donate instead? PBS, I expect more from y'all!

TheStrangelet :bc:Uggggh, there's a Gemini "butthole" button in the Google Messages ui now. Perilously close to the start chat button. <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#enshittification</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#darkpatterns</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseCarnegie Mellon University: Purpose Mode Helps Social Media Users Stay Focused. “Developers of social media applications thrive on user engagement by employing Attention Capture Damaging Patterns (ACDPs) such as infinite scroll, cluttered web pages, video autoplay and saturated colors. ACDPs prey on cognitive vulnerabilities to distract users…. To mitigate these distractions, the CMU […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/04/carnegie-mellon-university-purpose-mode-helps-social-media-users-stay-focused/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/04/carnegie-mellon-university-purpose-mode-helps-social-media-users-stay-focused/</a>

Marcel SIneM(S)USGenerierte Onlineshops: KI täuscht Kunden mit falschen Rabatten und Rezensionen | iX Magazin <a href="https://www.heise.de/news/Generierte-Onlineshops-KI-taeuscht-Kunden-mit-falschen-Rabatten-und-Rezensionen-10368007.html#ArtificialIntelligence" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.heise.de/news/Generierte-Onlineshops-KI-taeuscht-Kunden-mit-falschen-Rabatten-und-Rezensionen-10368007.html#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/eCommerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eCommerce</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DarkPattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DarkPattern</a>

devolute> Rafael Onak, a user experience writing manager at Apple, instructed an employee to add the phrase “external website” to the screen because it “sounds scary, so execs will love it.” Another employee gave a suggestion on how to make the screen “even worse” by using the developer’s name, rather than the app name. “ooh - keep going,” another Apple employee responded in Slack.Yeah, fuck these guys <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#darkpatterns</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#apple</a> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/apple/659296/apple-failed-compliance-court-ruling-breakdown" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/apple/659296/apple-failed-compliance-court-ruling-breakdown</a>

roodDammit, I've been a Duolingo premium member for years, but I'm not supporting an AI over people company. Screw that guy!<a href="https://aus.social/tags/DuoLingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DuoLingo</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ai_must_die" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ai_must_die</a>

Tyler GriffinPoking around after I finished our newsletter, I just noticed that you need to be on the ultra-expensive "premium" plan to cancel a scheduled Mailchimp distribution. That is one of the slimiest things I've seen in software recently. It's not even an additional feature--just a way to *cancel* something!Basically, wait until your customer screws up and then hold them hostage.Makes me want to stop using them just because that's such a nasty move. To add insult to injury, they don't tell you that this is the case until *after* you've scheduled the mail (of course).<a href="https://restive.social/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#darkpatterns</a> <a href="https://restive.social/tags/mailchimp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mailchimp</a>

Bits Kingdom😤 Tired of guilt-trippy push notifications? “Don’t let your streak die 😢” is not the motivation you think it is.Apps are using shame as a feature—and we need to talk about it. 👇 🔗 <a href="https://bitskingdom.com/blog/app-notifications-reminders-guilt-trap/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bitskingdom.com/blog/app-notifications-reminders-guilt-trap/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UXDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UXDesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Notifications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Notifications</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechEthics</a>

JKNSince there's no way to opt-out of Youtube's ridiculous new <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UI</a> designed for children on touchscreens, I'll just not watch <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Youtube</a> Sometimes, it really is that simple. The choice is yours. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/consumerchoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#consumerchoice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#darkpatterns</a>

bazkie, an ongoing processI hate this dark pattern so muchIf your site has this, I'm not gonna use it.<a href="https://beige.party/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UX</a>

Recovered Expert<a href="https://mastodon.social/@stiefkind" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@stiefkind</a> riecht für mich irgendwie nach <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#darkpatterns</a> // <a href="https://social.heise.de/@heiseonline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@heiseonline</a>

Rikeriki<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Instagram</a>, <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TikTok</a>, <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Youtube</a> short video formats in context of their <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UX</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#darkpatterns</a> are the new <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/cigarette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cigarette</a>. Each short video releases sweet, sweet <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/dopamine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dopamine</a> without end or safety measurements. The drug dealers of those content platforms abuse users in search for connection and escapism for their own capitalistic and political agenda. What's your take?<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#drugs</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socialmedia</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#meta</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/shortvideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shortvideo</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/doomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doomscrolling</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/reels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reels</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/shorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shorts</a>

AnthonyAt some point Google Drive started preventing the context menu from appearing when you right-click something. I installed a browser extension that re-enabled this function. The modern web is quite tiresome. <a href="https://buc.ci?t=tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dev</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#web</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=googledrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoogleDrive</a>

Michael HartleWer auf seinem Smart-TV die <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmazonPrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmazonPrime</a> App öffnet, weil man einen gekauften Film schauen will, und dann eine Werbe-Einblendung für den Abschluss einer Prime-Mitgliedschaft sieht, sollte aufpassen.Jedweder Klick auf diesem Bildschirm mit der Fernbedienung führt zum Abschluss der Prime-Mitgliedschaft - selbst wenn es ein Klick auf den Text "Ohne Prime-Mitgliedschaft weitermachen" ist, neben dem das Symbol der Zurück-Taste prangt. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Enshittification</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/T%C3%A4uschung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Täuschung</a>

ValentinDark Patterns auch beim <a href="https://linuxhotel.social/@linuxhotel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@linuxhotel</a> und Angriff auf meine Privatsphäre? Nein hier geht es mit Humor um Genuss, Fürsorge und meine Linie. :-), beim Seminar im Linuxhotel. <a href="https://rheinneckar.social/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#darkpatterns</a> <a href="https://rheinneckar.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://rheinneckar.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opensource</a> <a href="https://rheinneckar.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://rheinneckar.social/tags/linuxhotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linuxhotel</a> <a href="https://rheinneckar.social/tags/cookies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cookies</a> <a href="https://rheinneckar.social/tags/kekse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kekse</a>

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