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Shadows in the Interface: A Comprehensive Study on Dark Patterns

September 11, 2025
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Liming Nie, Yangyang Zhao, Chenglin Li, Xuqiong Luo, Yang Liu
A new framework, the Dark Pattern Analysis Framework (DPAF), introduces a comprehensive taxonomy of 64 dark pattern types, detailing their impact and scenarios. This research highlights limitations in current dark pattern detection tools and datasets, with only 50% coverage of existing dark patterns, suggesting significant room for advancement in the field.
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