Exploring parents’ knowledge of dark design and its impact on children’s digital well-being

Claire Bessant; L. Lin Ong; Laurel Aynne Cook; Mariea Grubbs Hoy; Beatriz Pereira; Alexa  Fox; Emma  Nottingham; Stacey Steinberg; Pingping Gan

doi:10.5210/spir.v2023i0.13395

Exploring parents’ knowledge of dark design and its impact on children’s digital well-being

Claire Bessant, L. Lin Ong, Laurel Aynne Cook, Mariea Grubbs Hoy, Beatriz Pereira, Alexa Fox, Emma Nottingham, Stacey Steinberg, Pingping Gan

Northumbria Law School

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Abstract

Digital technology is increasingly important to children for their education, entertainment, and social lives. Many children struggle to imagine life without the internet (Revealing Reality, 2022). Yet the digital sphere, designed for adults, poses risks for children (UN Committee, 2021). The specific focus of this international, interdisciplinary, research study are the risks posed by digital technologies which use ‘dark patterns’ or ‘dark design’ to influence children’s behaviors.

Original language	English
Number of pages	7
Journal	AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research
Volume	2023: AOIR2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5210/spir.v2023i0.13395
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 2023
Event	AoIR Conference 2023: 24th annual conference of the Association of Internet Researchers - Temple University (TU) and the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), Philadelphia, United States Duration: 18 Oct 2023 → 21 Oct 2023 https://aoir.org/aoir2023/

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Dark design
dark patterns
children's rights

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International Perspectives – Dark patterns online – and the role of parents
Bessant, C. & Ong, L. L., 20 Aug 2024, 9 p. Wollongong, Australia : Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child.
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Exploring parents’ knowledge of dark design and its impact on children’s digital well-being

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