Dark patternsDark patterns refer to tactics used in user interface (UI) design that aim to deceive people into purchasing or taking specific actions that benefit the business. These techniques are often subtle and hard to notice, making them a threat to internet users. This can include elements such as disguised ads, urging users to share personal data, and automatic subscriptions More refer to tactics used in user interface (UI) design that aim to deceive people into purchasing or taking specific actions that benefit the business. These techniques are often subtle and hard to notice, making them a threat to internet users. This can include elements such as disguised ads, urging users to share personal dataAny identifiable data is regarded as personal data. This includes names, home addresses, email addresses, ID numbers, an IP address, etc. In the US, various laws define personal data in their own words, such as personal health information defined in HIPAA. In the EU, the GDPR defines it as any information relating to an identifiable person, such as a name,... More, and automatic subscriptions
Dark Patterns
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- VPN (Virtual Private Network)
- VLOPs (very large online platforms)
- UGC (User generated content)
- URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
- Trusted Flaggers
- Trust & Safety
- Transparency Report
- Ticket
- TVEC (Terrorist and Violent Extremist Content)
- T&C (Terms and Conditions) or TOS (Terms of Services)
- Targeted advertising
- Safety by design
- Risk Assessment
- Removal orders
- Reactive moderation
- Proxy
- Proactive detection
- Personal data
- Parental Controls
- Out-of-court dispute mechanism
- Online Platforms
- Online Marketplaces
- Notice and Action
- NCMEC (National Centre for Missing & Exploited Children)
- Misinformation
- Mere Conduits
- ISP (Internet Service Provider)
- Intellectual property
- Hosting service
- Hate Speech
- Hash-based matching
- Grooming
- Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)
- Geoblocking
- Flagging
- Filtering
- Fact-checking
- Europol
- Doxing
- Disinformation
- Digital Service Coordinators (DSCs)
- Demonetization
- De-indexed
- Dark Patterns
- Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)
- Counterfeiting
- Copyright infringement
- Content Removal
- Content Moderator
- Content Moderation
- Complaint Mechanism
- Community Moderation
- Community Guidelines
- Cache server
- Bot Account
- Block
- Ban
- Automated detection tools
- Appeal
- Amplification
- Algorithmic amplification
- Age Verification