Dark Pattern Detector

Note: This project is open source to ensure transparency of how your information is used. See our repositories:

- Client: https://github.com/natnuo/dark-pattern-detector-extension

- Server & Model: https://github.com/adazing/dark_pattern_detector

All text information on any webpage will be processed and sent to our external server, deleted after use, as shown in these repositories.

Dark patterns are subtle, deceptive tricks used by websites and apps to influence your decisions, often leading you to act in ways that benefit the company rather than yourself, such as pressuring you to buy their products by making countdown timers or warning that the stock is limited. Our extension is designed to help you spot and avoid these manipulative tactics by detecting common types of dark patterns like misdirection, social proof, forced action, urgency, and scarcity.

With our extension, all the text on any website you visit is automatically scanned using a TinyBERT model, which is specifically fine-tuned to detect these dark patterns. When something suspicious is found, the extension highlights the problematic text, making it easy for you to see where a site might be trying to manipulate you.