“dark-patterns” News Archive

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Entry (Sources) and Other Related Topics	Date	#
How Designers Gaslight Users With Microcopy (web)	Nov 21, 2025	14
design, microcontent	Nov 21, 2025	14
When the Dark Pattern Is a Glaring Green Checkmark (uxd)	Nov 18, 2025	13
design, user-experience	Nov 18, 2025	13
The Dark Side of UX: Lessons From OnlyFans’ Addictive Design (web)	Feb 17, 2025	12
lessons, design, ethics, user-experience, case-studies	Feb 17, 2025	12
Sneaking: The Deceptive UX Pattern You Never Saw Coming (nng)	Oct 4, 2024	11
user-experience	Oct 4, 2024	11
Deceptive Patterns in Copy Are Killing Me (uxd)	Sep 13, 2024	10
content, user-experience	Sep 13, 2024	10
Dark Design Patterns Catalog	Dec 6, 2023	9
design, user-experience	Dec 6, 2023	9
Deceptive Patterns in UX: How to Recognize and Avoid Them (nng)	Dec 1, 2023	8
user-experience	Dec 1, 2023	8
The Dangers of Deceptive Design Patterns (and How to Avoid Them) (web)	Sep 8, 2023	7
user-experience	Sep 8, 2023	7
What Are Deceptive Patterns?	Jun 15, 2023	6
user-experience	Jun 15, 2023	6
Avoiding Dark Patterns in Web Design (boa/fro)	Apr 24, 2023	5
design	Apr 24, 2023	5
Ethical Alternatives to Revenue-Generating Deceptive Patterns (uxd)	Feb 21, 2023	4
ethics, monetization, user-experience	Feb 21, 2023	4
Dark Patterns Tip Line	May 19, 2021	3
websites, user-experience	May 19, 2021	3
Dark Patterns in UX	May 28, 2020	2
user-experience	May 28, 2020	2
The Web’s Most Annoying Dark Patterns (cra)	May 30, 2017	1
	May 30, 2017	1