13. Get confirmation on account deletion and get informed that due to GDPR and financial regulations, they will anyway keep my data.

Am I wrong to think that it ought to be as easy, or even easier, to delete an account than to start one?

#DarkPatterns

I got an e-mail from #Binance. Apparently there are new terms to accept. I never actually used their services to begin with but did, once upon a time, start to register for an account.

Here's the easy steps I took to delete the account:

#DarkPatterns

God damn, do I ever hate #DarkPatterns in e-commerce websites.

Der Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23531 listet unter „Changes and Improvements“:

In the European Economic Area (EEA), Windows system components use the default browser to open links.

In allen anderen Regionen werden Links weiterhin ausschließlich im #Browser #Edge geöffnet.

Classic M$-Move, werden sie nicht durch Gesetze gezwungen, hauen sie in #Windows einen Dark Pattern nach dem anderen raus, um den Usern ihre Dienste aufzudrängen.

https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/windows-11-update-edge-standard-browser-build-23531,3399777.html

#Microsoft #DarkPatterns #DSA

Quelles conséquences à l'interdiction des #darkpatterns par le #DSA ?

Pistes de réflexion dans mon analyse sur AlterEco : https://blogs.alternatives-economiques.fr/alterco/2023/08/25/digital-services-act-et-interdiction-des-dark-patterns-un-nouveau-paradigme-pour-le-design-des-interfaces-numeriques

@unfa
Ah. So the invitation I have for a years subscription at 90 % off (which is still significant to me) isn't worth the candle?
Not holding you to anything, you understand, just an off the cuff opinion would be welcome.

#MuseScore #MuseGroup #OpenSource #FOSS #DarkPatterns

EU Digital Services Act: Challenges remain as enforcement begins https://www.euractiv.com/section/law-enforcement/news/eu-digital-services-act-challenges-remain-as-enforcement-begins/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #copyrightsinfrigements #countryoforiginprinciple #darkpatterns

#UOKiK organizuje 24.08 webinar dla konsumentów "Dark patterns - presja, naciski i manipulacje. Czym są, jak działają, a przede wszystkim, jak nie dać się na nie złapać?" https://uokik.gov.pl/komentarze_wyjasnienia_i_stanowiska.php?news_id=19808

#darkpatterns #prawakonsumenta #legaltt

YouTube now straight-up refuses to serve the home page (with recommended videos) unless you enable watch history.

Is Elon also working at Google?

#web #darkpatterns

⭐ "Investing in education and the development of critical thinking is more important than ever, as it will help to limit the risks of disinformation posed by the advent of technologies such as the internet and artificial intelligence."

🌐 https://world-education-blog.org/2023/08/11/education-and-critical-thinking-as-tools-in-the-battle-against-fake-news/

#CriticalThinking #Misinformation #Disinformation #Education #AI #DarkPatterns #FakeNews @culture_ovrlord @stopTDV @edutooters @academicchatter

Tumblr has recently decided that I *need* to see suggestive/sexual content on my dash right at the top, every time I open the app.

Oh good, they'll let me "snooze" this "feature" for 7 days before they'll automatically turn it back on.

What a bunch of user-hostile bullshit.

To be clear, I don't give a shit what a bunch of e-girls do on their own accounts. It's whatever. I just don't think I should have to see it if I don't want to.

#tumblr #darkpatterns #antipatterns

The king of #DarkPatterns strikes again https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/8/23824672/youtube-blank-homepage-watch-history #SurveillanceCapitalism 😈

Your two options each time you plug in headphones is Google Assistant?
1) Turn on
2) No thanks

I should not have to tell you No Thanks each time Google. No means no, Google.

#darkpatterns

Google Assistant, a thing I refuse to use and have disabled, always pops up when I plug my headphones into my phone. Seriously fuck #Google.

#darkpatterns

Saturday brunch while learning more about #DarkPatterns and the #FTC

Deceptive Patterns - Home
https://www.deceptive.design/

#DarkPatterns et #UXDesign https://www.mapao.net/security-site/fr/blog/dark-patterns-et-ux-design article très complet #espritcritique #biaiscognitifs #webservices par @celinem

I bought some nice in ear monitors 10 years ago, they still work really well. They cost less than the wireless ear buds today, which last ~2-3 years tops. This is by design. Increase repeat purchasing is the capitalist plan. It's a fucking con. The minimal convenience benefit is the whole attraction. Getting rid of the headphone jack was a full blown con.

#CapitalismIsADeathCult
#capitalism
#darkpatterns

netflix asks you to tick a box if you DON'T want promotional offers from them when creating a new account.

#DarkPatterns #GDPR #WebDev

#DarkPatterns 🤮

@PatrickOBeirne

My policy remains "no" to all of them.

Also, it's a design choice to put them in. GDPR doesn't require it.

#DarkPatterns

@deborahh