Whether it’s a difficult-to-cancel subscription or hidden costs, these UX designs are not illegal, but they can cost you money if you don’t know how to outsmart them. “The term dark pattern ...

Prior studies have shown that many web developers use what are known as "dark patterns" as a way to manipulate visitors into doing things, or to avoid doing other things, while on a website.

Dark patterns are deceptive UI/UX (user interface/ user experience design) practices that can mislead or trick users into doing something they originally did not intend or want to do. The report ...