Nir here, author of the blog post.
Question - Did anyone else notice that the NYT did not accurately describe what the "roach motel" dark pattern is in their original piece?
They wrote, "To prevent your information from being shared with third parties, you have to opt out after the payment screen."
But that's not the roach motel, that's a default.
According to DarkPatterns dot org, a roach motel is when the "...design makes it very easy for you to get into a certain situation, but then makes it hard for you to get out of it."
Why did the NYT get something like this wrong?
It's written by Henry Brignull who literally wrote the book on dark patterns, acts as an expert witness on dark patterns and I'm pretty sure originally coined the term "roach motel" (in this context) so.... yes?
