{"id":20461,"date":"2025-01-13T14:32:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T13:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apdp-mc-stage.jupiter.cdigital.fr\/?page_id=20461"},"modified":"2025-09-26T11:11:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:11:06","slug":"dark-patterns-a-better-understanding-of-misleading-interfaces","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apdp.mc\/en\/apdp\/fact-sheets\/internet-et-reseaux-sociaux\/dark-patterns-a-better-understanding-of-misleading-interfaces\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00ab Dark patterns \u00bb: A better understanding of misleading interfaces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Introduced in 2010 by Harry Brignull, a customer experience specialist, in the wake of the e-commerce boom, the term \u201c<em>Dark pattern<\/em>\u201d, also known as \u201c<em>deceptive interface<\/em>\u201d, \u201c<em>deceptive design<\/em>\u201d or \u201c<em>deceptive design mechanism\u201d,<\/em> is a web interface that tricks the user by displaying misleading and manipulative messages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The aim is to steer Internet users towards choices they would probably not have made in full knowledge of the facts, and which are not in their interest but in that of the site they are visiting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In terms of personal data protection, these practices result in a much greater collection of information and make it more difficult for the people concerned to exercise their rights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">To continue reading, you can download the factsheet <a href=\"https:\/\/apdp.mc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dark-patterns-A-better-understanding-of-misleading-interfaces.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduced in 2010 by Harry Brignull, a customer experience specialist, in the wake of the e-commerce boom, the term \u201cDark pattern\u201d, also known as \u201cdeceptive interface\u201d, \u201cdeceptive design\u201d or \u201cdeceptive design mechanism\u201d, is a web interface that tricks the user by displaying misleading and manipulative messages. 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