Dark pattern: Revision history

22 April 2026

• curprev 17:1017:10, 22 April 2026 Rudxain talk contribs 26,544 bytes +203 mention PUP in Sneaking section undo Tag: Visual edit

12 April 2026

• curprev 06:2306:23, 12 April 2026 Arren1217 talk contribs 26,341 bytes +52 →Impact on consumers and businesses: rewrote entire section to not use any AI, might need some touching up as im making this edit very late at night undo Tag: Visual edit

31 March 2026

• curprev 23:3623:36, 31 March 2026 Sojourna talk contribs 26,289 bytes +675 →Gallery: Break up into sub-sections, added two more images that should suffice for now. undo

23 March 2026

• curprev 01:2101:21, 23 March 2026 Sojourna talk contribs m 25,614 bytes −6 →Gallery: Grammar. undo
• curprev 01:1501:15, 23 March 2026 Sojourna talk contribs 25,620 bytes +10,118 Clean-up, especially on bad ref links; pass on style; add example images. Tagging with SloppyAI, with notes for where the most problematic areas are. undo

16 March 2026

• curprev 10:1610:16, 16 March 2026 Rudxain talk contribs m 15,502 bytes +19 link Forced account undo Tag: Visual edit

26 February 2026

• curprev 06:4906:49, 26 February 2026 Rudxain talk contribs m 15,483 bytes +15 wanted: cookie undo

22 February 2026

• curprev 21:5121:51, 22 February 2026 Bananabot talk contribs 15,468 bytes +65 Re-archived 1 citation(s) from archive.today to web.archive.org using CRWCitationBot undo

16 February 2026

• curprev 03:3903:39, 16 February 2026 Banana talk contribs 15,403 bytes +1,801 Added archive URLs for 10 citation(s) using CRWCitationBot undo

8 November 2025

• curprev 17:2117:21, 8 November 2025 2a00:23c8:2384:101:b34:3e7b:6af4:18cf talk 13,602 bytes 0 punctuation fixes on credible sections undo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 17:1217:12, 8 November 2025 2a00:23c8:2384:101:b34:3e7b:6af4:18cf talk 13,602 bytes +311 →Common types and examples: added refs undo Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• curprev 16:1216:12, 8 November 2025 2a00:23c8:2384:101:b34:3e7b:6af4:18cf talk 13,291 bytes +522 added refs undo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 15:5515:55, 8 November 2025 2a00:23c8:2384:101:b34:3e7b:6af4:18cf talk 12,769 bytes −3 No edit summary undo
• curprev 15:1315:13, 8 November 2025 2a00:23c8:2384:101:b34:3e7b:6af4:18cf talk 12,772 bytes +3 →Cognitive biases exploitation: grammar undo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 15:1115:11, 8 November 2025 2a00:23c8:2384:101:b34:3e7b:6af4:18cf talk 12,769 bytes +2 →Cognitive biases exploitation: grammar undo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 14:5014:50, 8 November 2025 2a00:23c8:2384:101:b34:3e7b:6af4:18cf talk 12,767 bytes −39 →Mind tricks and business incentives: →Cognitive biases exploitation: reworded slop into human language undo
• curprev 13:2313:23, 8 November 2025 2a00:23c8:2384:101:b34:3e7b:6af4:18cf talk 12,806 bytes +418 →Technical detection and tools: added ref undo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 13:0713:07, 8 November 2025 2a00:23c8:2384:101:b34:3e7b:6af4:18cf talk 12,388 bytes +289 →Enforcement cases and penalties: added ref, removed unnecessary space undo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 13:0013:00, 8 November 2025 2a00:23c8:2384:101:b34:3e7b:6af4:18cf talk 12,099 bytes +12 →European Union's approach: added links to eu laws undo
• curprev 12:3712:37, 8 November 2025 2a00:23c8:2384:101:b34:3e7b:6af4:18cf talk 12,087 bytes +833 added some refs undo Tag: Visual edit

26 October 2025

• curprev 18:4518:45, 26 October 2025 AnotherConsumerRightsPerson talk contribs 11,254 bytes 0 changing cats with AWB undo

25 October 2025

• curprev 18:2518:25, 25 October 2025 AnotherConsumerRightsPerson talk contribs 11,254 bytes −2 change wording to align with title undo Tag: Visual edit

24 September 2025

• curprev 20:1720:17, 24 September 2025 Drakeula talk contribs 11,256 bytes +37 remove excess words. Punct. see also AI undo Tag: Visual edit

16 September 2025

• curprev 13:2113:21, 16 September 2025 Keith talk contribs 11,219 bytes −12 Removed AI notice undo
• curprev 07:3907:39, 16 September 2025 DzLamme talk contribs 11,231 bytes −3,881 Total rewrite/citations/links coming soon undo

14 September 2025

• curprev 22:1222:12, 14 September 2025 Beanie Bo talk contribs 15,112 bytes +12 Correct me if I'm wrong, but this looks too much like AI generated text undo Tag: Visual edit

22 August 2025

• curprev 03:5403:54, 22 August 2025 50.35.8.131 talk 15,100 bytes −1 →Widespread examples: Removed unnecessary spacing undo Tag: Visual edit

18 August 2025

• curprev 01:4601:46, 18 August 2025 Sojourna talk contribs m 15,101 bytes −9 minor fixes undo

17 August 2025

• curprev 19:0119:01, 17 August 2025 Silk Weaver talk contribs 15,110 bytes +2,303 →Types and examples of dark patterns: Added list items to the section on dark patterns in video games and made minor language optimizations. undo Tag: Visual edit

16 August 2025

• curprev 19:3719:37, 16 August 2025 94.156.150.14 talk 12,807 bytes −3 →Widespread examples undo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 19:3619:36, 16 August 2025 94.156.150.14 talk 12,810 bytes −29 No edit summary undo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 19:2419:24, 16 August 2025 45.155.143.184 talk 12,839 bytes +22 →Widespread examples: fixed some formating undo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 19:2019:20, 16 August 2025 45.155.143.184 talk 12,817 bytes +587 added a table so people can list examples of dark patterns in day to day life. made the table collapsed by default so the list doesnt clutter the article. gave the first example i could think off undo Tag: Visual edit

11 July 2025

• curprev 00:2900:29, 11 July 2025 0xDE57 talk contribs m 12,230 bytes +551 →Dark patterns in games: add citations undo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 00:1800:18, 11 July 2025 0xDE57 talk contribs 11,679 bytes +1,544 add section for 'Dark patterns in games' and some definitions undo Tag: Visual edit

26 June 2025

• curprev 10:2010:20, 26 June 2025 InTransparencyWeTrust talk contribs m 10,135 bytes +20 →Types and examples of dark patterns: link to bait and switch article undo
• curprev 10:1010:10, 26 June 2025 InTransparencyWeTrust talk contribs m 10,115 bytes +35 →Regulatory efforts: link to gdpr article undo

23 May 2025

• curprev 16:0116:01, 23 May 2025 Socks talk contribs 10,080 bytes +2,758 edited layout, added some sources, created references list undo Tag: Visual edit: Switched

11 May 2025

• curprev 14:2614:26, 11 May 2025 Keith talk contribs 7,322 bytes +9 a word undo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 14:2314:23, 11 May 2025 Stormcrow talk contribs 7,313 bytes +1,851 →Types and examples of dark patterns undo Tag: Visual edit

30 January 2025

• curprev 16:5416:54, 30 January 2025 Raidarr talk contribs m 5,462 bytes +8 upd to more professional term undo

27 January 2025

• curprev 05:0905:09, 27 January 2025 CATalyst talk contribs 5,454 bytes +37 No edit summary undo

23 January 2025

• curprev 09:1309:13, 23 January 2025 Mingyee talk contribs m 5,417 bytes +25 Proofreading undo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 07:0107:01, 23 January 2025 Mingyee talk contribs m 5,392 bytes 0 Mingyee moved page Dark Pattern to Dark pattern without leaving a redirect undo

22 January 2025

• curprev 21:2221:22, 22 January 2025 Shingo talk contribs 5,392 bytes 0 Fixed headings to comply with the new style guide https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/wiki/CAT:Documentation/Style_Guide undo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 21:1221:12, 22 January 2025 Keith talk contribs 5,392 bytes +16 adding incomplete tag until citations can be added. undo Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• curprev 20:4520:45, 22 January 2025 YALE70 talk contribs 5,376 bytes +253 →Types and Examples of Dark Patterns: Added Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) undo Tag: Visual edit: Switched

18 January 2025

• curprev 15:5115:51, 18 January 2025 Waldo talk contribs m 5,123 bytes +1 Category:Common terms undo

17 January 2025

• curprev 09:0009:00, 17 January 2025 Mingyee talk contribs 5,122 bytes −31 Tone cleanup, proofreading undo
• curprev 08:0408:04, 17 January 2025 Shingo talk contribs m 5,153 bytes +19 Fixed misspellings and grammar issues. undo Tag: Visual edit