“The computer said it was OK!”: human rights (and other) implications of manipulative design

By Dr. Silvia De Conca

Credit: Silvia de Conca

This is Part 1 of a two-part series.

On November 19^th, 2021, the “Human Rights in the Digital Age” working group of the NNHRR held a multidisciplinary workshop on the legal implications of ‘online manipulation’. The term ‘online manipulation’ indicates online services designed to manipulate individuals into clicking, buying, or sharing more (hereinafter also manipulative design). More...