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SPOTTING-DARK-PATTERNS5 MIN READ

Commit to One Pattern Review

Create a concrete commitment to review one live interface for dark-pattern risk within three days.

Dark-pattern review commitment Audit one live flow for deceptive-pattern risk Review a checkout or pricing page for hidden costs, preselected add-ons, or ambiguous payment CTAs. Review a consent or privacy settings screen for preselection, visual interference, or unequal reject effort. Review a cancellation or downgrade path for hard-to-cancel obstruction, retention interruptions, or channel switching. Review an upsell or promotion modal for confirmshaming, fake urgency, or hidden decline paths. Name the flow and user goal I will review [specific screen or flow] where the user is trying to [user goal]. Apply the three-source lens I will label the Brignull pattern, note…

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