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- Forced Action(15)
  - Brignull's "Privacy Zuckering"(1)
  - Gamification(4)
  - Social Pyramid(1)
- Interface Interference(89)
  - Aesthetic Manipulation(53)
    - Brignull's "Disguised Ad"(4)
    - False Hierarchy(14)
    - Toying with Emotion(19)
  - Brignull's "Trick Questions"(12)
  - Hidden Information(25)
  - Preselection(17)
- Nagging(11)
- Obstruction(18)
  - Brignull's "Price Comparison Prevention"(1)
  - Brignull's "Roach Motel"(6)
  - Intermediate Currency(1)
- Sneaking(31)
  - Brignull's "Bait and Switch"(6)
  - Brignull's "Forced Continuity"(2)
  - Brignull's "Hidden Costs"(5)
  - Brignull's "Sneak into Basket"(2)
  - Fine Print(5)

Patterns15 results

Dawn of War III: Required Secondary Subscription

September 13, 2018

Fake Captcha

September 12, 2018

Flash Ad

September 12, 2018

Quora: Automatic Opt-In

September 12, 2018

LinkedIn: Email Spam

September 12, 2018

Spotify: Private Mode Temporary

September 12, 2018

Turbo Tax: Pretending to Delete Information

September 12, 2018

Turntable.fm: Gamification

September 12, 2018

Uber: Information Not Deleted From Cloud

September 12, 2018

Windows 10: Forced Update

September 12, 2018

Wupload: “Premium” Download Speeds

September 12, 2018

Twitter: Bully Time-out

September 10, 2018

FarmVille: Friend Spam

January 20, 2018

Better Working World: Forced Cookies

August 17, 2017

Candy Crush Saga: Impossible Levels

August 9, 2017

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