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Deceptive/Manipulative Patterns (DMP) are interface designs, also known as ``dark patterns,'' that manipulate user behavior. While considerable attention has been paid to their ethical and legal implications, empirical evidence about their…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-20 Brennan Schaffner , Luis Heysen , Marshini Chetty

Dark patterns in mobile apps take advantage of cognitive biases of end-users and can have detrimental effects on people's lives. Despite growing research in identifying remedies for dark patterns and established solutions for desktop…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2021-02-24 Konrad Kollnig , Siddhartha Datta , Max Van Kleek

Context: Dark patterns are user interface or other software designs that deceive or manipulate users to do things they would not otherwise do. Even though dark patterns have been under active research for a long time, including particularly…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-03-04 Jukka Ruohonen , Jani Koskinen , Søren Harnow Klausen , Anne Gerdes

Research in HCI has shown a growing interest in unethical design practices across numerous domains, often referred to as ``dark patterns''. There is, however, a gap in related literature regarding social networking services (SNSs). In this…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-03-02 Thomas Mildner , Gian-Luca Savino , Philip R. Doyle , Benjamin R. Cowan , Rainer Malaka

Today's largest technology corporations, especially ones with consumer-facing products such as social media platforms, use a variety of unethical and often outright illegal tactics to maintain their dominance. One tactic that has risen to…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-05-14 Michelle Nie

Many researchers have been concerned with whether social media has a negative impact on the well-being of their audience. With the popularity of social networking sites (SNS) steadily increasing, psychological and social sciences have shown…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2021-04-08 Thomas Mildner , Gian-Luca Savino

To protect consumer privacy, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) mandates that businesses provide consumers with a straightforward way to opt out of the sale and sharing of their personal information. However, the control that…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-09-17 Van Hong Tran , Aarushi Mehrotra , Ranya Sharma , Marshini Chetty , Nick Feamster , Jens Frankenreiter , Lior Strahilevitz

Deceptive patterns are design practices embedded in digital platforms to manipulate users, representing a widespread and long-standing issue in the web and mobile software development industry. Legislative actions highlight the urgency of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-02-07 Zewei Shi , Ruoxi Sun , Jieshan Chen , Jiamou Sun , Minhui Xue

Large language models can influence users through conversation, creating new forms of dark patterns that differ from traditional UX dark patterns. We define LLM dark patterns as manipulative or deceptive behaviors enacted in dialogue.…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Yike Shi , Qing Xiao , Qing Hu , Hong Shen , Hua Shen

Dark patterns, design tricks used on online interfaces to manipulate users decision-making process, have raised public concerns. However, research on regulation of dark pattern remains underdeveloped and scattered, particularly regarding…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-07-16 Weiwei Yi , Zihao Li

The issue of dark patterns and deceptive designs (DPs) in everyday interfaces and interactions continues to grow. DPs are manipulative and malicious elements within user interfaces that deceive users into making unintended choices. In…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-05-16 Weichen Joe Chang , Katie Seaborn , Andrew A. Adams

Extensive recent media focus has been directed towards the dark side of intelligent systems, how algorithms can influence society negatively. Often, transparency is proposed as a solution or step in the right direction. Unfortunately,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2018-12-11 Aaron Springer , Steve Whittaker

Considering that prior research has found older users undergo a different privacy decision-making process compared to younger adults, more research is needed to inform the behavioral privacy disclosure effects of these strategies for…

Disinformation is proliferating on the internet, and platforms are responding by attaching warnings to content. There is little evidence, however, that these warnings help users identify or avoid disinformation. In this work, we adapt…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2021-08-18 Ben Kaiser , Jerry Wei , Eli Lucherini , Kevin Lee , J. Nathan Matias , Jonathan Mayer

Privacy regulations have led to many websites showing cookie banners to their users. Usually, cookie banners present the user with the option to "accept" or "reject" cookies. Recently, a new form of paywall-like cookie banner has taken hold…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-10-03 Ali Rasaii , Devashish Gosain , Oliver Gasser

Dark web crawling is a complex process that involves specific methodologies and techniques to navigate the Tor network and extract data from hidden services. This study proposes a general dark web crawler designed to extract pages handling…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-05-13 Daniel De Pascale , Giuseppe Cascavilla , Damian A. Tamburri , Willem-Jan Van Den Heuvel

A cookie banner pops up when a user visits a website for the first time, requesting consent to the use of cookies and other trackers for a variety of purposes. Unlike prior work that has focused on evaluating the user interface (UI) design…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2021-10-08 Cristiana Santos , Arianna Rossi , Lorena Sánchez Chamorro , Kerstin Bongard-Blanchy , Ruba Abu-Salma

Digital fingerprints have brought great convenience and benefits to many online businesses. However, they pose a significant threat to the privacy and security of ordinary users. In this paper, we investigate the effectiveness of current…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-02-21 Kaitong Lin , Huazhu Cao , Amin Milani Fard

While a central goal of HCI has always been to create and develop interfaces that are easy to use, a deeper focus has been set more recently on designing interfaces more ethically. However, the exact meaning and measurement of ethical…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-07-20 Thomas Mildner , Philip Doyle , Gian-Luca Savino , Rainer Malaka

This study explores the prevalence of dark patterns in mobile games that exploit players through temporal, monetary, social, and psychological means. Recognizing the ethical concerns and potential harm surrounding these manipulative…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-12-09 Sam Niknejad , Thomas Mildner , Nima Zargham , Susanne Putze , Rainer Malaka