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Silicon Valley’s vaunted UX is a ultimately a diabolical dark pattern. Burn it to the ground and support the @MarkWarner #DETOUR act bill that regulates dark patterns in UI/UX which increasingly governs the livelihoods of Americans living in app-based precarity and 1099 income.
If you’ve ever tried to opt-out of any of Facebook’s deep settings, you know exactly what a dark pattern feels like. #DETOURact
Speaking of opting out of Facebook’s dark pattern deep settings, if anyone ever manages to hide all of the advertisers who have uploaded your data to target you, the Pope should have you Sainted.
UX needs a code of ethics. Do no harm. It’s a travesty what UXers will do for a paycheck. Otherwise
#DarkPatterns need to be regulated out of existence by consumer protection law as a deceptive practice. #DETOURact
#DarkPatterns need to be regulated out of existence by consumer protection law as a deceptive practice. #DETOURact
New to #DarkPatterns? A student of mine, Sweksha Sinha, wrote a primer this past semester. Looks like @turbotax might be employing a sophisticated implementation of a “bait-and-switch” + “hidden-cost” dark pattern hybrid. mfadt.parsons.edu/darkdata/dark-…
Banning #DarkPatterns isn’t out of the realm of possibility as loot boxes and pay-to-win for games aimed at minors are mechanics on the chopping block. theverge.com/2019/5/23/1863…
