Ch.11 Digital Well-being, Health and the Environment Vocabulary
Question
What are dark patterns?
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Answer
Interface designs that steer users into choices they might not freely make.
Examples include hard-to-cancel subscriptions, confusing consent flows, and hidden opt-outs.
JRC DigComp / EPSOHQ Digital Skills DB
Deep dive
Dark patterns: interfaces that nudge you against your own interest
Dark patterns are interface designs that steer users into choices they might not freely make; the exam trap is confusing them with mere poor usability.
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