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"I am definitely manipulated, even when I am aware of it. It’s ridiculous!" - Dark Patterns from the End-User Perspective
Bongard-Blanchy, Kerstin; Rossi, Arianna; Rivas, Salvador et al.
2021In Proceedings of ACM DIS Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
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Keywords :
dark patterns; online manipulation; digital nudging; consumer protection; user experience; user interface
Abstract :
[en] Online services pervasively employ manipulative designs (i.e., dark patterns) to influence users to purchase goods and subscriptions, spend more time on-site, or mindlessly accept the harvesting of their personal data. To protect users from the lure of such designs, we asked: are users aware of the presence of dark patterns? If so, are they able to resist them? By surveying 406 individuals, we found that they are generally aware of the influence that manipulative designs can exert on their online behaviour. However, being aware does not equip users with the ability to oppose such influence. We further find that respondents, especially younger ones, often recognise the "darkness" of certain designs, but remain unsure of the actual harm they may suffer. Finally, we discuss a set of interventions (e.g., bright patterns, design frictions, training games, applications to expedite legal enforcement) in the light of our findings.
Disciplines :
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Bongard-Blanchy, Kerstin ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS)
Rossi, Arianna ;  University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > IRiSC
Rivas, Salvador  ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > LUCET
Doublet, Sophie ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS)
Koenig, Vincent ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS)
Lenzini, Gabriele ;  University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > IRiSC
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
"I am definitely manipulated, even when I am aware of it. It’s ridiculous!" - Dark Patterns from the End-User Perspective
Publication date :
2021
Event name :
DIS Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
Event date :
June 28 - July 2, 2021
Main work title :
Proceedings of ACM DIS Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
Publisher :
ACM, New York, United States - New York
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Focus Area :
Computational Sciences
FnR Project :
FNR14717072 - Deceptive Patterns Online, 2020 (01/06/2021-31/05/2024) - Gabriele Lenzini
Name of the research project :
DECEPTICON
Funders :
FNR - Fonds National de la Recherche [LU]
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