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'Dark patterns' a concerning driver of online behavior, OECD survey finds

By Mike Swift ( October 29, 2024, 23:02 GMT | Insight) -- Nine out of 10 consumers in 20 countries have been affected by “dark commercial patterns,” a forthcoming study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on dark patterns has found. One conclusion of the groundbreaking survey is that there's a need for a robust policy response where there are gaps in legislation, but also significant enforcement by consumer protection regulators, an OECD official told MLex.Manipulative and deceptive design is pervasive across the Internet, and there's a likely reason for that: “Dark patterns” are highly effective at steering users’ behavior and they affect the vast majority of Internet users, according to a forthcoming study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development that measured the impact in 20 countries....

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