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Mark Brnovich, Attorney General v. Google, LLC 3 Oct 2022 85 million settlement EU UK Deliberation of the Restricted Committee concerning Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited 19 Dec 2022 60,000,000 in fines EU UK Deliberation of the Restricted Committee concerning Facebook Ireland Limited 31 Dec 2021 60,000,000 in fines USA Geraldine Mahood v. Noom, Inc. 11 Feb 2022 62 million in settlement EU UK NGO la Quadrature du Net LQDN and Noyb Complainant v. Google LLC 21 Jan 2019 50,000,000 in fines USA United States of America v. MyLife.com, Inc., and Jeffrey Tinsley 15 Dec 2021 21 million in fines Reading list Academic Scholar The Behavioural Implementation of Privacy Regulation: Friction, Salience, and the Implicit Price of Consent Journal of Consumer Policy 23 Jun 2026 Academic Scholar The Evil Bird and the Right to Disconnect: Childrens Vulnerability to Exit Dark Patterns in Gamified Educational Apps Proceedings of the 25th Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference 21 Jun 2026 Regulator or Lawmaker Recommendations and Best Practices for Data Protection in Video Games Spanish Belgian DPAs 18 Jun 2026 Design Educator or Expert You dont hate your audience enough: Learnings in player-hostile design Snek GodotCon 2026 GodotCon Amsterdam 2026 17 Jun 2026 Academic Scholar Choices under manipulation: Cognitive processes and behavioral biases of older adults under perceived exposure to dark patterns in online shopping.Acta Psychologica 15 Jun 2026 Academic Scholar Is it Dark Understanding Dark Pattern Influence through User Behavioral Strategies and Interpretations in Livestream E-commerce Proceedings of the 2026 Designing Interactive Systems Conference 12 Jun 2026 Academic Scholar Revealed or Reinforced: How Assistive Technologies Shape the Experience with Dark Patterns for Blind and Low-Vision Users Proceedings of the 2026 Designing Interactive Systems Conference 12 Jun 2026 Academic Scholar A Critique of Digital Consent and Freedom of Contract in Clickwrap Agreements Nusantara 11 Jun 2026 Regulator or Lawmaker CCPA Acts Against Dark Patterns on Digital Platforms Press Information Bureau, Government of India 3 Jun 2026 Academic Scholar Buyerseller relationships in live shopping marketplaces Qualitative Market Research 2 Jun 2026 Academic Scholar The Effect of Personalization Algorithm-Based Dark Patterns on Consumer Decision Distortion: Integration of Business Ethics and Behavioral Economics Perspectives on E-Commerce Platforms Multicore International Journal of Multidisciplinary MIJM 31 May 2026 Consumer Group or NGO Dark Patterns in AI Chatbots: A Taxonomy to Inform Better Design Center for Democracy Technology 29 May 2026 Deceptive Patterns Types Hall of shame Laws Enforcement Reading list Books About Please ensure appropriate attribution: how to cite this website.

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Deceptive Patterns — spreading awareness since 2010

Description

Deceptive patterns (aka “dark patterns”) are tricks used in websites and apps that make you do things you didn’t mean to. Browse the types, the laws, the enforcement cases, the hall of shame and the reading list.

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Created 2026-08-11

Updated 2026-08-11

Summarized 2026-08-11