UNPLUG: Break Free From Social Media Addiction And Procrastination

Can you Spot These Dark Patterns Tech Companies Use To Trap You?


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Have you ever seen a deceptive pattern online like : " Click here to buy this product... Unless you don't like saving money".


This is an example of Confirmshaming a type of dark pattern we see online. Today we will be going over 3 dark patterns like this one that you probably have seen online but maybe can't recognize them as traps.


Here is what you will learn:

1) The roach motel dark pattern is a type of pattern that makes it easy to sign up to something but hard to cancel

2) Confirmshaming: a type of dark pattern that shames you into doing a specific behavior


3) The illusion of choice : makes you feel like you have a lot of choices but really influences you into a certain direction swaying your consumer choice


Make sure to listen until the end to hear all our tips to recognize these!


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UNPLUG: Break Free From Social Media Addiction And ProcrastinationBy Curiousaholic Media