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Sample news website on digital tablet. Contents are all made up.

Dark patterns, the tricks websites use to make you say yes, explained

Source: Vox

With the advent of more “personalized” ad experiences and the increasing value of personal data, companies have dirty tricks up their sleeves to manipulate users.

This entry was posted in The Modern World and tagged Culture & Society, Current Events, People, Technology on July 1, 2023 by Daniella Navarro.

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