Getting tricked online by UI dark patterns

In this episode of the Unusable Podcast, Andrew & David discuss "dark patterns" which are tricks that get customers to buy more in websites & apps. We talk about actual examples & get distracted on Wish.com by all the cheap tat from China.

Other things we discussed:

• Ryanair insurance deception
• GDPR banner buttons
• Advert banners that try to trick you
• The cheap tat on Wish.com
• Dodgy sales tactics
• Xbox One updates
• TV with progress bar

Links mentioned:

• Dark Patterns some examples to watch out for (YouTube video)
• 5 Naughty Conversion ‘Dark Patterns’ to Avoid in 2018 (+ What To Do Instead!)
• Wish.com

The Unusable podcast is presented by Andrew Waite & David Ball, who discuss the importance of user experience (UX) in technology & the world around us, & talk about great design that just works - or moan about it when it doesn't. Here's the link to the episode: https://podcast.theunusable.com/podcasts/006-dark-patterns.mp3 Music is by [Gold5472](https://gold5472.newgrounds.com/)