Can you Spot These Dark Patterns Tech Companies Use To Trap You?

EXPLORE

Society & Culture

© 2024 PodJoint

https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts221/v4/8c/10/9f/8c109fec-fa57-70a3-c5cd-15df53723fda/mza_5589408070420567904.jpg/600x600bb.jpg

UNPLUG: Break Free From Social Media Addiction And Procrastination

Curiousaholic Media

63 episodes

2 days ago

In a world full of distractions, have you ever wondered what’s quietly draining your focus and pulling you away from meaningful connections? Men in their 20s spend 3-4 hours daily on social media, leading to 70% more procrastination, a 50% drop in focus, and weaker relationships. This podcast will help you to overcome these issues. Here’s what you’ll learn: 1) Create a Digital Detox Plan to reduce screen time. 2) Boost your focus and productivity with proven strategies. 3) Strengthen real-life relationships by balancing your digital and offline life. Join us and share with a friend!

Show more...

Self-Improvement

All content for UNPLUG: Break Free From Social Media Addiction And Procrastination is the property of Curiousaholic Media and is served directly from their servers with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.

In a world full of distractions, have you ever wondered what’s quietly draining your focus and pulling you away from meaningful connections? Men in their 20s spend 3-4 hours daily on social media, leading to 70% more procrastination, a 50% drop in focus, and weaker relationships. This podcast will help you to overcome these issues. Here’s what you’ll learn: 1) Create a Digital Detox Plan to reduce screen time. 2) Boost your focus and productivity with proven strategies. 3) Strengthen real-life relationships by balancing your digital and offline life. Join us and share with a friend!

Show more...

Self-Improvement

https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42016344/42016344-1728443902123-be0548f0b47dc.jpg

Can you Spot These Dark Patterns Tech Companies Use To Trap You?

UNPLUG: Break Free From Social Media Addiction And Procrastination

43 minutes 21 seconds

3 months ago

Can you Spot These Dark Patterns Tech Companies Use To Trap You?

Have you ever seen a deceptive pattern online like : " Click here to buy this product... Unless you don't like saving money".

This is an example of Confirmshaming a type of dark pattern we see online. Today we will be going over 3 dark patterns like this one that you probably have seen online but maybe can't recognize them as traps.

Here is what you will learn:

1) The roach motel dark pattern is a type of pattern that makes it easy to sign up to something but hard to cancel

2) Confirmshaming: a type of dark pattern that shames you into doing a specific behavior

3) The illusion of choice : makes you feel like you have a lot of choices but really influences you into a certain direction swaying your consumer choice

Make sure to listen until the end to hear all our tips to recognize these!