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EPISODE · Jul 25, 2025 · 43 MIN

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

from UNPLUG: Break Free From Digital Addiction · host Curiousaholic Media

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 behavior3) 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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