Harry Brignull on What's the Future of Online Manipulation Fight.
Published on
March 26, 2024
Where are we currently in the fight against dark patterns?
What steps can be taken from different perspectives?
This includes understanding the root cause of the widespread online manipulation, as well as the tools and positive trends that can be used to fight it.
We discuss these issues with Harry Brignull, who coined the term "dark pattern" and has been exposing deceptive user interfaces since 2010. He manages the website deceptive.design (formerly darkpatterns.org) and has authored the first book on dark patterns.