SPOTTING-DARK-PATTERNS5 MIN READ
Run the Autonomy Harm Test
Use the autonomy harm test to make a dark-pattern review more specific.
Use this review sentence: This looks like [pattern] because [mechanism]. A cleaner version would [repair]. Do not stop at taste. Tie the critique to user expectation, information quality, or effort parity. Then decide whether the outcome is keep, repair, or stop.
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