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Experimental
Dark Pattern Lab
Toggle manipulative UX patterns and rate your creation's evil score.
For educational purposes only. (We hope.)
Evil Score
0Ethical ✨
0 of 8 patterns enabled
Dark Patterns
Toggle each pattern to add to your consent banner creation.
Guilt Trip Copy
Evil: 7/10
"No thanks, I hate saving money"
Pre-checked Checkboxes
Evil: 8/10
All tracking options enabled by default
Hidden Reject Button
Evil: 9/10
Reject is gray text at the bottom of a wall of text
Dodging Reject Button
Evil: 10/10
The reject button moves when you try to click it
Fake Urgency Timer
Evil: 6/10
"Accept in the next 30 seconds for a reward!"
Fake Social Proof
Evil: 5/10
"847 people accepted just now!"
Scary Warning Modal
Evil: 6/10
"Your browsing experience may be degraded"
Confusing Toggles
Evil: 8/10
Double negatives: "Don't not track me"
🧪 This lab is for educational purposes. Please don't actually implement these.