---
title: "dark-patterns"
aliases: dark patterns, dark design
tags: 
- info203
---

turniing patterns against the user. 
all the dsign heuristics can be used against the user

- ![oxfam example](https://i.imgur.com/mn3oK05.png): defaults to a recurring payment
- ![comet shop example](https://i.imgur.com/nGfdk7W.png): additional product is automatically included
- ![complicated contract](https://i.imgur.com/mTJmqwa.png) 
- ![flight booking](https://i.imgur.com/6uwauOB.png) 
- ![amazon cancel prime](https://i.imgur.com/06htsKV.png)
- hard to cancel facebook account
- ![FOMO](https://i.imgur.com/Ikf0DiF.png)

who is the customer of free products like tiktik, facebook, instagram. WE are not the customer, we are the animals in the zoo, the products