What Are Dark Patterns?

Do you ever find yourself wasting time trying to close a pushy pop-up? Or discover that you’re subscribed to something you don’t remember signing up for? These things happen to all of us when website and app designers use tricks to influence our behavior. In this episode, host Yanely Espinal talks with Professor Jasmine McNealy, a tech and data researcher at the University of Florida, about how to identify dark patterns and how to protect yourself.
Think you’re financially inclined? Dig deeper into dark patterns:
- Learn about all things dark patterns from Deceptive Patterns: www.deceptive....
- Listen to a piece at Marketplace on the role of dark patterns in e-commerce: mktplc.org/3Zg...
- Read about how laws and regulations can limit dark patterns: mktplc.org/4cD...
Are you in an educational setting? Check out this listening guide: docs.google.co...
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