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June 4, 2022 9:50pm

#Study on "Dark Patterns": Many popular websites manipulate their users

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source: https://newsrnd.com/tech/2022-05-30-study-on-%22dark-patterns%22--many-popular-websites-manipulate-their-users.BJliRfUfd9.html

Almost all websites and apps popular in the #EU try in at least one way to influence consumer choices through psychological tricks or manipulative design elements.

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Study on "Dark Patterns": Many popular websites manipulate their users

Certain buttons are highlighted in colour, timers urge people to make a quick purchase: a study commissioned by the EU Commission shows that numerous large online services rely on such tricks.