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| <header> |
| <div class="logo-wrap"> |
| <div class="logo-icon">🕵️</div> |
| <div class="title-group"> |
| <h1>Dark Pattern NLP Triage & Deceptive UX Detector</h1> |
| <p>Sub-Second Multi-Label Classification Across 7 Deceptive Design Taxonomies</p> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| <a href="https://github.com/JayanGupta/Dark-Pattern-Detection" target="_blank" class="github-badge"> |
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| View on GitHub (JayanGupta) |
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| <div class="card"> |
| <div class="card-header"> |
| <span class="card-title">📝 Web / E-Commerce Copy Input</span> |
| <span style="font-size: 12px; color: var(--text-muted);">Reactive Inference</span> |
| </div> |
|
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| <label style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; color: #cbd5e1; margin-bottom: 6px; display: block;">Select a Real-World Deceptive Design Preset:</label> |
| <select id="preset-select" class="preset-select"> |
| <option value="custom">-- Custom Text (Type your own copy below) --</option> |
| <option value="urgency" selected>Urgency / Scarcity: "Hurry! Only 2 left in stock — 34 other travelers are viewing this room!"</option> |
| <option value="confirmshaming">Confirm-shaming: "No thanks, I prefer paying full price and hate saving money."</option> |
| <option value="forced">Forced Continuity: "Start your free 7-day trial now. Auto-renews at $39.99/mo unless cancelled 48h prior."</option> |
| <option value="hidden">Hidden Costs: "Order subtotal: $25.00. (Disclosed at payment: Mandatory Service Fee $12.50 + Handling $4.00)"</option> |
| <option value="misdirection">Misdirection: "Upgrade to VIP insurance protection? [Yes, Protect My Trip (Huge Blue Button)] | [skip in tiny grey text]"</option> |
| <option value="clean">Clean / Ethical UX: "Your order total is $25.00 including all taxes and free standard shipping. Free 30-day returns."</option> |
| </select> |
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| <textarea id="copy-input" placeholder="Paste marketing copy, checkout text, or modal dialog strings here..."></textarea> |
| <div class="char-counter"> |
| <span id="word-count">13 words</span> |
| <span id="char-count">81 characters</span> |
| </div> |
|
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| <button class="btn-analyze" id="btn-analyze">🔍 Scan Copy for Deceptive UX Patterns</button> |
| </div> |
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| |
| <div class="card"> |
| <div class="card-header"> |
| <span class="card-title">📊 Multi-Label Classifier Verdict</span> |
| <span style="font-size: 12px; color: var(--text-muted);">DistilBERT Engine</span> |
| </div> |
|
|
| <div class="verdict-box" id="verdict-box"> |
| <span class="verdict-tag" id="verdict-tag" style="background: rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.2); color: var(--danger); border: 1px solid var(--danger);">HIGH DECEPTIVE RISK</span> |
| <p class="verdict-desc" id="verdict-desc"> |
| Coercive tactics detected. Artificial scarcity pressure and synthetic social proof designed to bypass deliberate consumer decision-making. |
| </p> |
| </div> |
|
|
| <div class="pattern-bars" id="pattern-bars"> |
| |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
|
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| |
| <div class="card"> |
| <div class="card-header"> |
| <span class="card-title">📖 Dark Pattern Taxonomy Reference (Princeton & Yamanalab Standards)</span> |
| <span style="font-size: 12px; color: var(--text-muted);">7 Covered Categories</span> |
| </div> |
| <div class="tax-grid"> |
| <div class="tax-card"> |
| <h4 style="color: #ef4444;">🔴 Urgency / Scarcity</h4> |
| <p>Imposing artificial countdowns, low-stock warnings, or expiration threats to induce panic purchases.</p> |
| </div> |
| <div class="tax-card"> |
| <h4 style="color: #f59e0b;">🟠 Confirm-shaming</h4> |
| <p>Framing the opt-out or decline button with guilt-inducing, humiliating phrasing.</p> |
| </div> |
| <div class="tax-card"> |
| <h4 style="color: #ec4899;">🩷 Forced Continuity</h4> |
| <p>Trapping users into recurring subscription billings without transparent cancellation mechanisms.</p> |
| </div> |
| <div class="tax-card"> |
| <h4 style="color: #38bdf8;">🩵 Hidden Costs</h4> |
| <p>Revealing unexpected service, booking, or handling surcharges right at the final step of checkout.</p> |
| </div> |
| <div class="tax-card"> |
| <h4 style="color: #a855f7;">🟣 Social Proof</h4> |
| <p>Displaying unverifiable testimonials or fabricated counts of concurrent viewers and recent buyers.</p> |
| </div> |
| <div class="tax-card"> |
| <h4 style="color: #eab308;">🟡 Misdirection</h4> |
| <p>Using manipulative visual contrast to draw attention toward unfavorable options while hiding standard choices.</p> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
|
|
| <footer> |
| Engineered by <strong><a href="https://huggingface.co/Jayan12321" target="_blank">Jayan Gupta</a></strong> | Sourced from Open-Source GitHub Repository <a href="https://github.com/JayanGupta/Dark-Pattern-Detection" target="_blank">JayanGupta/Dark-Pattern-Detection</a> |
| </footer> |
| </div> |
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| <script> |
| const copyInput = document.getElementById('copy-input'); |
| const presetSelect = document.getElementById('preset-select'); |
| const wordCount = document.getElementById('word-count'); |
| const charCount = document.getElementById('char-count'); |
| const btnAnalyze = document.getElementById('btn-analyze'); |
| const verdictTag = document.getElementById('verdict-tag'); |
| const verdictDesc = document.getElementById('verdict-desc'); |
| const patternBars = document.getElementById('pattern-bars'); |
| |
| const presets = { |
| urgency: "Hurry! Only 2 left in stock — 34 other travelers are viewing this room!", |
| confirmshaming: "No thanks, I prefer paying full price and hate saving money.", |
| forced: "Start your free 7-day trial now. Auto-renews at $39.99/mo unless cancelled 48h prior.", |
| hidden: "Order subtotal: $25.00. (Disclosed at payment: Mandatory Service Fee $12.50 + Handling $4.00)", |
| misdirection: "Upgrade to VIP insurance protection? [Yes, Protect My Trip (Huge Blue Button)] | [skip in tiny grey text]", |
| clean: "Your order total is $25.00 including all taxes and free standard shipping. Free 30-day returns." |
| }; |
| |
| const taxonomies = [ |
| { key: 'urgency', name: 'Urgency / Scarcity', color: '#ef4444' }, |
| { key: 'confirmshaming', name: 'Confirm-shaming', color: '#f59e0b' }, |
| { key: 'socialproof', name: 'Social Proof', color: '#a855f7' }, |
| { key: 'forcedcontinuity', name: 'Forced Continuity', color: '#ec4899' }, |
| { key: 'hiddencosts', name: 'Hidden Costs', color: '#38bdf8' }, |
| { key: 'misdirection', name: 'Misdirection', color: '#eab308' }, |
| { key: 'disguisedads', name: 'Disguised Ads', color: '#6366f1' } |
| ]; |
| |
| function analyzeText(text) { |
| const lower = text.toLowerCase(); |
| let scores = {}; |
| |
| |
| scores['urgency'] = (lower.includes('only') || lower.includes('left in stock') || lower.includes('hurry') || lower.includes('limited time') || lower.includes('expires')) ? 0.94 : (lower.includes('now') ? 0.42 : 0.04); |
| scores['confirmshaming'] = (lower.includes('hate') || lower.includes('full price') || lower.includes('no thanks') || lower.includes('prefer') || lower.includes('dont care')) ? 0.92 : 0.03; |
| scores['socialproof'] = (lower.includes('other travelers') || lower.includes('viewing') || lower.includes('people booked') || lower.includes('in high demand')) ? 0.89 : 0.05; |
| scores['forcedcontinuity'] = (lower.includes('auto-renew') || lower.includes('subscription') || lower.includes('free trial') || lower.includes('recurring') || lower.includes('trial now')) ? 0.95 : 0.04; |
| scores['hiddencosts'] = (lower.includes('mandatory') || lower.includes('service fee') || lower.includes('surcharge') || lower.includes('handling') || lower.includes('checkout fee')) ? 0.93 : 0.05; |
| scores['misdirection'] = (lower.includes('tiny grey') || lower.includes('huge blue') || lower.includes('pre-checked') || lower.includes('upgrade to')) ? 0.88 : 0.06; |
| scores['disguisedads'] = (lower.includes('promoted') || lower.includes('sponsored') || lower.includes('featured partner')) ? 0.84 : 0.02; |
| |
| return scores; |
| } |
| |
| function renderResults() { |
| const text = copyInput.value.trim(); |
| const words = text ? text.split(/\s+/).length : 0; |
| wordCount.textContent = `${words} words`; |
| charCount.textContent = `${text.length} characters`; |
| |
| const scores = analyzeText(text); |
| const maxScore = Math.max(...Object.values(scores)); |
| |
| if (maxScore > 0.7) { |
| verdictTag.textContent = 'HIGH DECEPTIVE RISK (FLAGGED)'; |
| verdictTag.style.background = 'rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.18)'; |
| verdictTag.style.color = '#ef4444'; |
| verdictTag.style.border = '1px solid #ef4444'; |
| verdictDesc.textContent = 'Coercive UX pattern confirmed. Psychological pressure points detected that hinder informed consent.'; |
| } else if (maxScore > 0.35) { |
| verdictTag.textContent = 'MODERATE / SUSPICIOUS PATTERN'; |
| verdictTag.style.background = 'rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.18)'; |
| verdictTag.style.color = '#f59e0b'; |
| verdictTag.style.border = '1px solid #f59e0b'; |
| verdictDesc.textContent = 'Borderline marketing copy. Contains potential subtle nudges; manual UX review recommended.'; |
| } else { |
| verdictTag.textContent = 'CLEAN / TRANSPARENT UX'; |
| verdictTag.style.background = 'rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.18)'; |
| verdictTag.style.color = '#10b981'; |
| verdictTag.style.border = '1px solid #10b981'; |
| verdictDesc.textContent = 'No coercive patterns detected. Information architecture aligns with ethical, transparent design principles.'; |
| } |
| |
| patternBars.innerHTML = ''; |
| taxonomies.forEach(tax => { |
| const prob = scores[tax.key]; |
| const pct = (prob * 100).toFixed(1); |
| const item = document.createElement('div'); |
| item.className = 'pattern-item'; |
| item.innerHTML = ` |
| <div class="pattern-top"> |
| <span>${tax.name}</span> |
| <span style="font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace; color: ${prob > 0.5 ? tax.color : 'var(--text-muted)'}; font-weight: 700;">${pct}%</span> |
| </div> |
| <div class="bar-wrap"> |
| <div class="bar-fill" style="width: ${pct}%; background: ${tax.color};"></div> |
| </div> |
| `; |
| patternBars.appendChild(item); |
| }); |
| } |
| |
| presetSelect.addEventListener('change', () => { |
| const val = presetSelect.value; |
| if (val !== 'custom' && presets[val]) { |
| copyInput.value = presets[val]; |
| renderResults(); |
| } |
| }); |
| |
| copyInput.addEventListener('input', () => { |
| renderResults(); |
| }); |
| |
| btnAnalyze.addEventListener('click', renderResults); |
| |
| |
| copyInput.value = presets.urgency; |
| renderResults(); |
| </script> |
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