The study presents a new approach to understand dark patterns, unethical designs in software applications, based on user expectations and values. This approach moves away from simply categorizing designs as good or bad. Instead, it uses the concept of ‘concepts’, reusable units of functionality encountered across applications, to analyze expectations for application behavior. It defines a design as dark when its concepts violate user expectations, benefiting the application provider at the user’s expense. The study argues for a shift from dark pattern taxonomies towards more systematic, actionable accounts of interface design ethics.
Publication date: 3 Oct 2023
Project Page: https://doi.org/XXXXXXX.XXXXXXX
Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2310.02432
