Comment by cpx86

I would expect to see at least some legal judgement against dark UX patterns. I was quite heavily involved on the technical side in GDPR compliance (EU company) and my understanding from the legal folks was that the regulation strictly forbids at least certain types of UX patterns, e.g. opt-out is a big no-no, consent should always be opt-in, you can nudge the user towards consent, the purpose of data processing must be expressed in an understandable language, etc.