Digesting the (Not So) Free Lunches of Social Media - ‘Dark Patterns’ and Party Autonomy
Grigoleit, Hans Christoph
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Verfassungsblog
2023-05-19
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It has become common wisdom that “there is no such thing as free lunch.” Social media shows us daily how true this observation remains until today. The ‘conventional’ business model of these platforms focuses on data exploitation, and, increasingly, ‘freemium’ models. While it is obviously worthwhile to explore objectionable business practices in e-commerce and on social media, as 'freemium' models gain traction, this contribution suggests that the discourse on ‘dark patterns’ is somewhat sketchy and incomplete – and in need of more specificity.
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Grigoleit, Hans Christoph
Autonomy
Big Tech
Consumer Protection
Consumer Protection Law
Contract Law
dark patterns
freemium
Platform Governance
Platform Regulation
Platforms
Radical Reforms
Social Media
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https://verfassungsblog.de/free-lunch/
Verfassungsblog
2366-7044
Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH
10.17176/20230519-140446-0
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