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Getting tricked online by UI dark patterns

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Getting tricked online by UI dark patterns

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In this episode of the Unusable Podcast, Andrew & David discuss "dark patterns" which are tricks that get customers to buy more in websites & apps. We talk about actual examples & get distracted on Wish.com by all the cheap tat from China.

Other things we discussed:

Ryanair insurance deception
GDPR banner buttons
Advert banners that try to trick you
The cheap tat on Wish.com
Dodgy sales tactics
Xbox One updates
TV with progress bar

Links mentioned:

Dark Patterns some examples to watch out for (YouTube video)
5 Naughty Conversion ‘Dark Patterns’ to Avoid in 2018 (+ What To Do Instead!)
Wish.com

The Unusable podcast is presented by Andrew Waite & David Ball, who discuss the importance of user experience (UX) in technology & the world around us, & talk about great design that just works - or moan about it when it doesn't. Here's the link to the episode: https://podcast.theunusable.com/podcasts/006-dark-patterns.mp3 Music is by [Gold5472](https://gold5472.newgrounds.com/)

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