What does ā€˜dark patterns’ mean?

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Dark patternsā€ are tricks in app or website design that try to push you into doing something you might not really want to do.

Example: making the ā€œaccept allā€ button big and bright, but hiding the ā€œopt outā€ option in small text or several menus deep.

It’s basically design that manipulates users instead of helping them