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Experts say gambling companies use 'dark patterns' to hook Australians

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By Anna Levy Verified
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
Have you ever created an online account, only to find it seemingly impossible to close? How about receiving emails or notifications you don't remember signing up for? Or opening an app to be met with a pop-up you can't escape? This is known as deceptive design: when companies intentionally create online features to trick or trap people into spending more time and money. They're tactics we see all over the internet, from clothes shopping to booking flights.
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Australians share the moment they realised gambling had changed their lives forever

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By Anna Levy Verified
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
Australians are the world's biggest gamblers per capita, with $1,500 lost per adult each year. In a nation that boasts gambling as a national pastime, around three in five Australians bet at least once a year, and one in five engage in risky gambling. But beyond the statistics are deeply personal stories of addiction, loss and lasting harm. Warning: This story contains discussion of addiction and suicide. We spoke to three people about the moment they realised gambling had changed their lives.
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Your brain explained: Why it's getting harder to pay attention

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By Anna Levy Verified
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
The human brain has sophisticated mechanisms for managing attention.() Without scrolling up, can you answer the questions below about what you just read? How did you do? Do you think you might have done better without those pesky interruptions? Research shows that constant distractions take a major toll on productivity and wellbeing, and this has worsened over the past two decades.
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