dark pattern

Noun

neologism

(neologism, graphical user interface) A user interface that is intentionally designed to trick users into doing things, such as giving up more information, or agreeing to unfavourable terms.

Japanese Meaning

ユーザーを欺いたり、不利益な行動（情報の提供、好ましくない契約の同意など）を取らせることを目的として、意図的に設計されたユーザーインターフェース上のデザイン手法 / 利用者に意図しない操作をさせるための、悪意あるデザイン戦略やパターン

What is this buttons?

The checkout screen used a dark pattern to make customers sign up for the newsletter without realizing it.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

そのチェックアウト画面は、利用者が気付かないうちにニュースレターに登録させるためのユーザーを欺くインターフェースを採用していた。

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(neologism, graphical user interface) A user interface that is intentionally designed to trick users into doing things, such as giving up more information, or agreeing to unfavourable terms.

It was really easy to register an account on the app, but the option to delete my account seemed almost impossible, which made me feel like a victim of a dark pattern.

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dark patterns

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