They will be exploring the concept of Dark Patterns, their impact on our decisions, privacy, and autonomy, and the ethical implications of these deceptive design techniques.

Speakers:

Colin Gavaghan, Professor of Digital Futures at the University of Bristol.
“Defence against the dark patterns: What is the role of law”?

Lisa Talia Moretti. Digital Sociologist and User Research Principal at AND Digital. “Consent is a mess but is a more ethical data future on the horizon”?

Ben Byford Games Designer, Ethicist and Host of the Machine Ethics Podcast.“From Design Patterns to Dark Patterns”

Ray Newman. Senior content design consultant at SPARCK.
“Death to deceptive patterns: Time to Put the users first.”