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Are AI’s dark patterns a mirror of our own moral failures? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law reflects on tech’s ethics. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
www.bloomsbury.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Are AI’s dark patterns a mirror of our own moral failures? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law reflects on tech’s ethics. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Do dark patterns make AI our silent puppeteer? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law challenges us to demand ethical tech. Who controls your clicks? www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
www.bloomsbury.com
May 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Do dark patterns make AI our silent puppeteer? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law challenges us to demand ethical tech. Who controls your clicks? www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Ch. 2 exposes AI’s “forced action” dark patterns, per Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law. Ethical design is urgent. See: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
www.bloomsbury.com
May 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Ch. 2 exposes AI’s “forced action” dark patterns, per Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law. Ethical design is urgent. See: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Ch. 1 argues AI’s personalised #DarkPatterns, like chatbots exploiting grief, erode autonomy. GDPR’s consent model enables unchecked data use. My book demands design ethics reform, inspired by Brignull. Pre-order: bit.ly/3GwBzbw #DeceptiveDesign #DigitalEthics #TechLaw #BookLaunch
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
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May 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Ch. 1 argues AI’s personalised #DarkPatterns, like chatbots exploiting grief, erode autonomy. GDPR’s consent model enables unchecked data use. My book demands design ethics reform, inspired by Brignull. Pre-order: bit.ly/3GwBzbw #DeceptiveDesign #DigitalEthics #TechLaw #BookLaunch
New paper by me: "Psychological Patterns and Article 5 of the AI Act"
AI-Powered Deceptive Design in the #SystemArchitecture & the #UserInterface
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4631535
#deceptivedesign #darkpatterns
AI-Powered Deceptive Design in the #SystemArchitecture & the #UserInterface
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4631535
#deceptivedesign #darkpatterns
March 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
New paper by me: "Psychological Patterns and Article 5 of the AI Act"
AI-Powered Deceptive Design in the #SystemArchitecture & the #UserInterface
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4631535
#deceptivedesign #darkpatterns
AI-Powered Deceptive Design in the #SystemArchitecture & the #UserInterface
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4631535
#deceptivedesign #darkpatterns
Are we complicit in AI’s dark patterns, or victims of its design? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law questions our digital fate. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
www.bloomsbury.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Are we complicit in AI’s dark patterns, or victims of its design? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law questions our digital fate. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark patterns make AI a mirror of our flaws. Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law challenges: Can we code ethics into tech’s DNA? Redefine now. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
www.bloomsbury.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Dark patterns make AI a mirror of our flaws. Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law challenges: Can we code ethics into tech’s DNA? Redefine now. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
If AI’s dark patterns scripted our digital lives, who’s the author? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law asks: Can we rewrite? www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
www.bloomsbury.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
If AI’s dark patterns scripted our digital lives, who’s the author? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law asks: Can we rewrite? www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Yep. I think the movement away from a more obvious designation to a much smaller, two character one makes accidental clicks much more likely, qualifies it as a #deceptivedesign pattern.
Just noticed that the previously easy to spot "promoted" tweets have now been redesignated as less obtrusive ads
August 13, 2023 at 11:13 PM
Yep. I think the movement away from a more obvious designation to a much smaller, two character one makes accidental clicks much more likely, qualifies it as a #deceptivedesign pattern.
If AI’s dark patterns turned choice into illusion, what’s real? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law asks: Do we still decide? www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
www.bloomsbury.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
If AI’s dark patterns turned choice into illusion, what’s real? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law asks: Do we still decide? www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
AI’s dark patterns in Ch. 2 manipulate via “social proof.” Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law calls for oversight. Read: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
www.bloomsbury.com
May 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
AI’s dark patterns in Ch. 2 manipulate via “social proof.” Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law calls for oversight. Read: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
#DeceptiveDesign is a governance failure, with AI evading fragmented laws. My book critiques the DSA’s scope, drawing on India’s DPDP oversight challenges for insights on reform. Systemic laws are critical. Pre-order: bit.ly/3GwBzbw #DarkPatterns #TechLaw #AI #BookLaunch
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
bit.ly
May 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
#DeceptiveDesign is a governance failure, with AI evading fragmented laws. My book critiques the DSA’s scope, drawing on India’s DPDP oversight challenges for insights on reform. Systemic laws are critical. Pre-order: bit.ly/3GwBzbw #DarkPatterns #TechLaw #AI #BookLaunch
Illuminating manipulative design: From ‘dark patterns’ to information asymmetry and the repression of free choice under the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/7dwuq/ via @OSFramework #DarkPatterns #OnlineManipulation #deceptivedesign
March 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Illuminating manipulative design: From ‘dark patterns’ to information asymmetry and the repression of free choice under the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/7dwuq/ via @OSFramework #DarkPatterns #OnlineManipulation #deceptivedesign
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
#DeceptiveDesign
Now take a closer look.
Informed consent my ass. Clever though.
Via @shtrom
#DeceptiveDesign
August 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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
#DeceptiveDesign
Now take a closer look.
Informed consent my ass. Clever though.
Via @shtrom
#DeceptiveDesign
Ch. 2 of Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law warns AI’s dark patterns erode consent. Legal reform is key. Read: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
www.bloomsbury.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Ch. 2 of Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law warns AI’s dark patterns erode consent. Legal reform is key. Read: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
AI’s dark patterns nudge us silently—do we lose ourselves in their sway? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law reflects on our digital identity. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
www.bloomsbury.com
May 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
AI’s dark patterns nudge us silently—do we lose ourselves in their sway? Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law reflects on our digital identity. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark patterns turn AI into a digital con artist. Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law asks: Will we regulate tech or surrender to its sway? Choose. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
www.bloomsbury.com
May 6, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Dark patterns turn AI into a digital con artist. Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law asks: Will we regulate tech or surrender to its sway? Choose. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
AI’s dark patterns blur truth and trickery. Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law wonders: Can law save us from a post-trust digital world? Reflect. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
www.bloomsbury.com
May 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
AI’s dark patterns blur truth and trickery. Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law wonders: Can law save us from a post-trust digital world? Reflect. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
I tried to export and Google is blocking me. What else can I do?
#DeceptiveDesign #Enshittification #NotAnAccident
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#DeceptiveDesign #Enshittification #NotAnAccident
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December 17, 2024 at 8:29 AM
I tried to export and Google is blocking me. What else can I do?
#DeceptiveDesign #Enshittification #NotAnAccident
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#DeceptiveDesign #Enshittification #NotAnAccident
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I feel like emailing a discount code for people who start a checkout process but don't complete it is a deceptive design pattern. It's punishing customers who like your product and buy it quickly.
My overall trust in a company goes down when that happens.
#UX #DeceptiveDesign
My overall trust in a company goes down when that happens.
#UX #DeceptiveDesign
November 28, 2024 at 10:16 AM
I feel like emailing a discount code for people who start a checkout process but don't complete it is a deceptive design pattern. It's punishing customers who like your product and buy it quickly.
My overall trust in a company goes down when that happens.
#UX #DeceptiveDesign
My overall trust in a company goes down when that happens.
#UX #DeceptiveDesign
Me alegra compartir que el martes defenderé mi tesis doctoral: "Disentangle vulnerability to manipulative designs: An experiential perspective to rethink resistance strategies". Hablaré de patrones oscuros y manipulación online. 🤓
Si te interesa, pingeame para mandar el enlace.
#deceptivedesign
Si te interesa, pingeame para mandar el enlace.
#deceptivedesign
November 14, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Me alegra compartir que el martes defenderé mi tesis doctoral: "Disentangle vulnerability to manipulative designs: An experiential perspective to rethink resistance strategies". Hablaré de patrones oscuros y manipulación online. 🤓
Si te interesa, pingeame para mandar el enlace.
#deceptivedesign
Si te interesa, pingeame para mandar el enlace.
#deceptivedesign
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May 30, 2023 at 5:43 AM
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AI’s dark patterns, per Ch. 2, use data to trick users with fake urgency. Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law demands legal fixes. See: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law
This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the pervasive influence…
www.bloomsbury.com
May 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
AI’s dark patterns, per Ch. 2, use data to trick users with fake urgency. Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law demands legal fixes. See: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-patt... #darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #AI
This marks a significant victory for transatlantic consumers in our long-standing effort to hold tech companies accountable.
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Amazon’s $2.5 Billion FTC Settlement: A landmark win for consumer rights
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September 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This marks a significant victory for transatlantic consumers in our long-standing effort to hold tech companies accountable.
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