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The psychology of persuasion comparing historic propaganda methods with dark pat...

The Psychology of Persuasion — From Propaganda to Dark Patterns

Repetition and Perceived Truth

Authority and Credibility

Social Proof — Following the Perceived Majority

Scarcity and Urgency: Triggering Action Through Perceived Loss

Framing and Anchoring: Shaping Choices to Nudge Behavior

Emotional Manipulation: Fear, Pride, Anger Drive Engagement

Information Control and Omission — From Propaganda to Dark Patterns

Cognitive Overload and Decision Architecture

Reciprocity and Commitment: Small Steps, Larger Compliance

Core Techniques of Propaganda — A Brief Explanation

Dark Patterns — Short Explanations

Propaganda’s Political Purpose and Mobilizing Power

Dark patterns, propaganda, and ethical harms

Historical Responses to Propaganda — Why They Matter Today

Digital Responses: Ethics, Standards, and Regulation

Please explain: EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA)

The Digital Services Act (DSA)

Why Cialdini’s Influence (2009) Is Relevant to Persuasion and Dark Patterns

Mere Exposure and Its Persuasive Power

Why I Selected Gray et al. (2018) — "Dark Patterns and Design"

European Commission — Digital Services Act (2022)

What Nazi Propaganda Teaches Us About Persuasive Digital Design

Context and Scale — Authoritarian Propaganda vs. Commercial Digital Persuasion

Intent and Stakes — Nazi Propaganda vs. Commercial Dark Patterns

Why Digital Persuasion Is Technically Different from 1930s Mass Media

Agency and Resistance in Digital Environments

Context and Scale — Comparing Nazi Propaganda and Modern Digital Platforms

Intent and Stakes — Political Violence versus Commercial Gain

Technical Affordances: How Digital Systems Amplify and Refine Persuasion

Agency and Resistance in Digital Environments

Context and Scale — Comparing Nazi Propaganda and Digital Platform Persuasion

Intent and Stakes — Political Mobilization vs. Commercial Gain (and Where They O...

Technical Affordances: Why Digital Persuasion Is More Granular and Stealthy

Agency and resistance in digital environments

Context and Scale — Nazi Propaganda vs. Digital Platform Persuasion

Intent and Stakes — Comparing Nazi Propaganda and Commercial Dark Patterns

Why Digital Technical Affordances Amplify Persuasion

Agency and resistance in digital environments

Context and Scale — Comparing Nazi Propaganda and Digital Platform Persuasion

Intent and Stakes — Political Mobilization vs. Commercial Manipulation

Technical Affordances — Why Digital Persuasion Is More Granular and Stealthy

Agency and Resistance in Digital Environments