What are dark patterns, and how do they affect you?

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By The ConversationAug 4, 2021, 5:15 am144 pts
Dark patterns are design elements that deliberately obscure, mislead, coerce and/or deceive website visitors into making unintended and possibly harmful choices. Dark patterns can be found in many kinds of sites and are used by several kinds of organizations. They take the form of deceptively labeled buttons,…

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