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Episode: What you didn’t know about dark patterns with Colin M. Gray @ Purdue University
Description: Associate Professor Colin M. Gray runs a research lab that maps and spreads information about dark patterns, aka manipulative design.Dark patterns are getting increasingly addictive, and yet many of us put up with them if we want something. The good news is that the legal community has started to take notice, and consumers are becoming more aware. Colin and I talk about the past, current and future state of dark patterns, including:The non-digital roots of manipulative design in the ad industryThe challenge of motivating businesses to stop using unethical designThe danger of b...