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CPRCDownload the full report now to see how we can create a fairer digital gaming environment: <a href="https://cprc.org.au/report/playing-the-player/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cprc.org.au/report/playing-the-player/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConsumerRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConsumerRights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalGaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConsumerProtection</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" target="_blank">#DuoLingo</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ai_must_die" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ai_must_die</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" 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" target="_blank">#UXDesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Notifications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Notifications</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" 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" 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" target="_blank">#consumerchoice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#darkpatterns</a>

Bits Kingdom“Come back, your streak misses you 😢”Sound familiar? You're not imagining it—apps are weaponizing guilt to boost engagement. In our latest blog post, we break down how push notifications evolved from helpful reminders to emotional landmines, and how you can take your attention back.Read it here 👉 🔗 <a href="https://bitskingdom.com/blog/app-notifications-reminders-guilt-trap/" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#UXDesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechWellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechWellness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalLife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Notifications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Notifications</a>

Jack William BellIt's funny how, even as <a href="https://rustedneuron.com/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#enshittification</a> degrades the user experience of commercial software applications people still complain about the bad <a href="https://rustedneuron.com/tags/UI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UI</a> design of <a href="https://rustedneuron.com/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> projects.At what point do people get so tired of <a href="https://rustedneuron.com/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> they become willing to put up with <a href="https://rustedneuron.com/tags/Gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gnome</a> UI choices?Or, alternatively, at what point do Open Source projects realize they can own entire application categories by simply providing a world class UI?<a href="https://rustedneuron.com/tags/GUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GUI</a> <a href="https://rustedneuron.com/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#programming</a>

bazkie, lanparty callgirlI 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" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UX</a>

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

T.J. Crowder<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@dusoft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dusoft</a> Very good article.<< Simple questions like "Would we be comfortable explaining this design choice directly to our users?" can prevent many dark patterns from emerging. >> 💯 << As I finally navigated past that deceptive subscription screen this morning, I wondered about the people who created it. Did they feel pride in their work? >>Boom.<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#data</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#darkpatterns</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/webdev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#webdev</a>

dusoft<a href="https://www.33sticks.com/articles/when-optimization-becomes-manipulation" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.33sticks.com/articles/when-optimization-becomes-manipulation</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#data</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/choices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#choices</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#darkpatterns</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/analytics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#analytics</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/webdev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#webdev</a>

Rikeriki<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Instagram</a>, <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TikTok</a>, <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#UX</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#darkpatterns</a> are the new <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/cigarette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cigarette</a>. Each short video releases sweet, sweet <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/dopamine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dopamine</a> without end or safety measurements. The cartels 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" target="_blank">#drugs</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialmedia</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#meta</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/shortvideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shortvideo</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/doomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#doomscrolling</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/reels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reels</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/shorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dev</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#web</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=googledrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GoogleDrive</a>

Michael HartleWer auf seinem Smart-TV die <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmazonPrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Enshittification</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/T%C3%A4uschung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Täuschung</a>

ValentinDark Patterns auch beim <a href="https://linuxhotel.social/@linuxhotel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#darkpatterns</a> <a href="https://rheinneckar.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://rheinneckar.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensource</a> <a href="https://rheinneckar.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://rheinneckar.social/tags/linuxhotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linuxhotel</a> <a href="https://rheinneckar.social/tags/cookies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cookies</a> <a href="https://rheinneckar.social/tags/kekse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kekse</a>

रञ्जित (Ranjit Mathew)PSA: The URLs generated by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Instagram</a> when you want to share content from it are unique to you & reveal your account to non-followers (see <a href="https://help.instagram.com/2599848706833869" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://help.instagram.com/2599848706833869</a>). 🧐If you’re worried about your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a>, beware of this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarkUX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkUX</a>. 😓<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WTF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WTF</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a>

Anthony"This page has expired. Please click refresh." Oh? It smelled fine to me. <a href="https://buc.ci?t=web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#web</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#internet</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surveillance</a>

itgrrl :donor:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HeadsUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HeadsUp</a> if you have a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Plex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plex</a> Pass, they’re about to increase the cost A LOT – in <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a>, the annual subscription is increasing from AUD$49 to $109 (!!)a MUCH better option (if you can afford it) is to upgrade to the lifetime pass, which is currently AUD$160 – less than 2 years at the new price & ~3 years at the old price. so long as Plex stays viable for at least 2-3 more years, this is the best option, price-wise BUT these prices are only available until April 28 when the new pricing comes into effect. at that time, the lifetime pass also increases DRAMATICALLY to USD$250, which will be ~AUD$400 (!!) so if you’re gonna stick with Plex, NOW is the time to upgrade – but definitely before April 28 (US time, I assume, so best to upgrade by April 25ish to be sure)current subscriptions are pro-rated so you won’t be paying twice for the remainder of your subscription info about the changes are on the Plex blog at <a href="https://www.plex.tv/blog/important-2025-plex-updates/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.plex.tv/blog/important-2025-plex-updates/</a> oh, and they’re also changing their privacy policy & terms of service – including changes to what data they will share or sell 😕 I highly recommend you review the changed versions:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> policy (AU) <a href="https://www.plex.tv/en-au/about/privacy-legal/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.plex.tv/en-au/about/privacy-legal/</a>terms of service (AU) <a href="https://www.plex.tv/en-au/about/privacy-legal/plex-terms-of-service/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.plex.tv/en-au/about/privacy-legal/plex-terms-of-service/</a>you can update some of your privacy & data sharing / selling choices (where they permit) in your account settings, but a lot of the preferences are scattered across their website in a really shitty way 🤮 & they’re presented inconsistently (some you have to check to opt out, some you have to uncheck to opt out)you’ll need to log into your Plex account to see and check / uncheck / leave unchecked the checkboxes shown in each of these areasopt-out choices <a href="https://www.plex.tv/en-au/vendors-us/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.plex.tv/en-au/vendors-us/</a>they use a dark pattern for the first option – make sure you UNcheck (or leave unchecked) the one labelled “If this box is checked, then Plex may sell your personal data as described in the Privacy Policy. If this box is unchecked, then you are opted-out of this sale.”the second checkbox labelled “All No” is one you’ll (probably) want to check – it’s the one below the text that reads, “Click “All No” if you want to opt-out of sharing personal information with any Vendor for each specific purpose or feature”limit what activity data is sent from your Plex server UNcheck (or leave unchecked) this checkbox labeled “Send playback data to Plex”<a href="https://www.plex.tv/en-au/about/privacy-legal/#you-have-the-right-to-limit-what-activity-data-is-sent-from-your-plex-media-server" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.plex.tv/en-au/about/privacy-legal/#you-have-the-right-to-limit-what-activity-data-is-sent-from-your-plex-media-server</a>also take a look through your Plex server settings for other privacy & data settings like what’s visible to others from your Plex profile <a href="https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/settings/account" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/settings/account</a>under “ACCOUNT VISIBILITY & ACTIVITY SHARING” you can “Manage which of your Plex activities are viewable by your friends on Plex.” - hit edit to review / change these settings (I set everything to private except for “Account Visibility”, which I set to “Friends Only” 💁‍♀️)review your privacy settings (takes you to the pages mentioned above that live outside your account but can only be set there 😕) <a href="https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/settings/privacy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/settings/privacy</a> server-specific options – located in the settings menu under > Generalthe url will be in the form of <a href="https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/settings/server/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/settings/server/</a>/settings/generalreview the following options – personally, I uncheck them all: <ul><li>Send crash reports to Plex</li><li>Push Notifications (post attention to the helptext here, “Note: Push notifications are delivered using Plex services. They're associated with your account, and some of them may contain information about the contents of your library.”</li><li>Enable Plex Media Server debug logging</li><li>Enable Plex Media Server verbose logging </li></ul>website cookies you can reject optional cookies at <a href="https://www.plex.tv/en-au/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.plex.tv/en-au/</a>there might be some other settings spread around – either inside your account or server settings, or on the Plex website – so have a good look aroundsadly, like so many other things we use these days, we’re in the era of having to treat the companies that provide the services & products we ̶b̶u̶y̶ ̶ rent from them (even physical ones) as hostile providers 😕 not only are we the product if we’re not paying for the service, usually even when we are paying for things we (well, our data & metadata) are still the product 😠😡 <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PlexPass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlexPass</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HostileProviders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HostileProviders</a>

rood<a href="https://aus.social/tags/Duolingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Duolingo</a> take a breather on day 1, okay! I never wanted to be in the top 10 this early in the week!<a href="https://aus.social/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a>

AnthonyI sent feedback to Atlassian yesterday complaing about the "AI Assistant" they recently added to JIRA. Apparently you need an admin to disable the feature for everyone and cannot disable it for yourself. A very suspicious dark pattern. There's also an "AI summary" feature for tickets that looks very easy to accinetally select. Another dark pattern. Very disappointed to see this. <a href="https://buc.ci?t=jira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JIRA</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=atlassian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Atlassian</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=aislop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AISlop</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=informationoilspill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InformationOilSpill</a> <a href="https://buc.ci?t=darkpatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkPatterns</a>

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