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The seven deadly sins of the 2010s: No, not pride, sloth, etc. The seven UI 'dark patterns' that trick you into buying stuff

Roger Greenwood

"I'm quite baffled as to who these techniques work on."

They probably work on most folks (el-reg readers excepted of course), especially the young, the innocent and the stupid. By definition half any population is below average savvy, you do the maths.

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