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Dark Patterns Tip Line is a free public resource hosted by the Digital Civil Society Lab at Stanford PACS for reporting deceptive design practices known as dark patterns in websites and apps. It enables users to submit examples of manipulative interfaces that trick people into unintended actions, such as subscribing to services or sharing data without clear consent. Operating within the **design** category, Dark Patterns Tip Line supports ethical design efforts by crowdsourcing real-world instances of harmful tactics, fitting into workflows focused on auditing digital products for transparency and user autonomy.
Dark Patterns Tip Line serves designers, developers, UX researchers, educators, policymakers, and consumer advocates working to identify and mitigate deceptive practices in digital products. It suits teams at any experience level auditing interfaces for ethical compliance, particularly those addressing user autonomy in subscription models, e-commerce flows, or app monetization. Consumer protection organizations and civil society groups use it to gather evidence of harms from manipulative tactics. VisitDark Patterns Tip Line to submit reports or explore examples.
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