Dark Patterns

Name: Dark Patterns
Author: Matthew Talebi

By: Matthew Talebi

Find out the dark patterns on the websites and products you browse.

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Features & Capabilities

This plugin is early beta and has limited data, however as our database of dark patterns grow you will be able to view what dark patterns may exist on the websites you browse.

What is a dark pattern? Dark patterns are when websites and products hide beneficial features for users that may not be so beneficial to the business or use tricky language and imagery to force a user to take or not take an action. Some examples include:

Causing problems when people want to unsubscribe from a newsletter Hiding registration options so people feel the only way to register is through social media Showing pricing in an unclear way to get users to go towards a specific package (that may not necessarily be the best package)

In other words, arguably unethical trickery on the end users to gain something, whether intentional or not.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

Matthew Talebi

Daily users:

4 -1

Version:

0.1.0 Last updated: 2020-05-10

Version code:

5022109

Creation date:

2020-05-06

Risk:

Permissions:

activeTab

Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

50.24KB

Email:

da*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-25

Compare stats and ranking:

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# 48,090 ▼ 4,210

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Developed by:

Matthew Talebi

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/dark-patterns/

Email:

da*****@gmail.com

Website:

https://github.com/oneuxco/dark-patterns-plugin

Is Dark Patterns Safe?

Risk impact

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Dark Patterns requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

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Dark Patterns is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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