http://simonwillison.net/2010-10-12T10:55:00+00:00Simon Willison2010-10-12T10:55:00+00:002010-10-12T10:55:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2010/Oct/12/audible/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://wiki.darkpatterns.org/wiki/Forced_Continuity#Example:_audible.com">Dark Patterns: Forced Continuity example, Audible.com</a></strong></p> Dark Patterns are user interfaces that are designed to trick people. I just submitted Audible.com for their habit of signing up users for a $7.49 “gold membership” without making it clear on the checkout screens that this is a recurring monthly charge, not a one-off payment. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/usability">usability</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ux">ux</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/recovered">recovered</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/audible">audible</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/darkpatterns">darkpatterns</a></p>