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Step Into The Light: Why Publishers Need To Stop Using Dark Patterns Now

“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Julie Rubash, chief privacy counsel at Sourcepoint.  Dark patterns – or website designs that manipulate users into performing specific actions – are widespread these days. In fact, one recent study from Princeton examined 11,000 shopping… Continue reading »

by AdExchanger Guest Columnist // February 18th, 2022 //
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FTC Probes Dark Patterns; Apple Accused Of Unfair App Store Practices in EU

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Dark Underbelly You know when the opt-in button is, like, way bigger than the opt-out button, or a checkbox is ticked by default? Those are dark patterns, and regulators are starting to take notice. The Federal Trade Commission held an all-day workshop last week… Continue reading »

by AdExchanger // May 3rd, 2021 //
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A New Bill Could Make It Illegal For Online Platforms To Exploit Users With ‘Dark Patterns’

Sens. Mark Warner, D-VA, and Deb Fischer, R-NE, introduced a bipartisan bill on Tuesday that would prohibit large internet companies like Google and Facebook from using deceptive design practices known as “dark patterns” that subtly manipulate users into sharing their personal data. Click here to read the bill in full. Dark patterns enable companies to… Continue reading »

by Allison Schiff // April 9th, 2019 //
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