Dark design has proven to be an incredibly effective way of encouraging web users to part with their time, ... Dark web design and manipulation: how it’s getting you to click ...

Other elements of dark design are less obvious. Free services such as Facebook and YouTube monetise your attention by placing advertisements in front of you as you scroll, browse or watch.

THE HAGUE — Authorities in the U.S. and Europe arrested nearly 300 people, confiscated more than $53 million and seized a dark-web marketplace as part of an international crackdown on drug ...