SURFACE.

22 dark-pattern surfaces audited across the funnel. 6 hit FTC Negative Option Rule trip-wires. 4 violate DSA Art 25 explicit-consent UX guidance.

The patterns that work the best are the ones the FTC is now writing about.

DP-013 · cancel flow TRIP-WIRE

Cancel button 4 clicks deep, sub-pixel underlined link.

Single-click cancel, match retain-button visual weight.