Billy Smith (billysmith@social.coop)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 07:30:11 JST

@ruari @atomicpoet @stephan

The basic principles:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_pattern

A larger breakdown:

https://www.shopify.com/partners/blog/dark-patterns

For example, the sign-in difficulties shown above:

https://social.coop/@atomicpoet@mastodon.social/109473890149969038

They may just be related to a design issue, but they can also be attributed to potential bait'n'switch tactics.

( Yes, i did read the T&C's as well as the Privacy Policy, but those include the right for them to be changed unilaterally by your company. )