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TheSoul Publishing: Cookie opt-out button disguised to encourage “allow all”

Author
Dark Patterns Tip Line
Date
31 Oct 2022

“On their Brightside.me website, the cookie opt-out disguises the “confirm my choices” as though it isn’t a button, encouraging users to instead click “allow all and close.””

TheSoul Publishing was reported to the Deceptive Design Tip Line over the cookie consent interface on its Brightside.me website. According to the report, the cookie opt-out disguises the “confirm my choices” control so that it does not appear to be a button, encouraging users instead to click “allow all and close”.