R&D / Persuasion · Registry of Record

Technique Index

The Directorate's living catalogue — every manipulation technique we study, counter, and engineer, from the everyday nudge to the classified constructs in the Restricted-Technique Vault. Filter by family, surface, Potency Level, evidence class, function, or status, or search by name. — techniques on file; some confirmed in the wild, some not.

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Confirmed

Infinite Scroll

Volumen inexhaustum

social feed engagement PL-3

QH-TEC-0001 · Legal

Confirmed

Autoplay

Continuatio automatica

streaming engagement PL-2

QH-TEC-0002 · Legal

Confirmed

Variable Reward

Praemium intermittens

social feed engagement PL-4

QH-TEC-0003 · Legal

Confirmed

Pull-to-Refresh

Tractus renovans

mobile app engagement PL-3

QH-TEC-0004 · Legal

Confirmed

Streaks

Series continua

mobile app engagement PL-3

QH-TEC-0005 · Legal

Manufactured Notification — Tintinnabulum falsum

Confirmed

Manufactured Notification

Tintinnabulum falsum

mobile app engagement PL-2

QH-TEC-0006 · Legal

Push Re-engagement — Revocatio insistens

Confirmed

Push Re-engagement

Revocatio insistens

mobile app engagement PL-2

QH-TEC-0007 · Legal

Confirmed

Daily Login Reward

Munus cotidianum

gaming engagement PL-2

QH-TEC-0008 · Legal

Confirmed

Loot Box

Arca fortunae

gaming engagement PL-4

QH-TEC-0009 · Restricted

Confirmed

Gamified Grind

Labor ludificatus

mobile app engagement PL-2

QH-TEC-0010 · Legal

Confirmed

Read Receipts

Confirmatio lecta

messaging engagement PL-2

QH-TEC-0011 · Legal

Ephemeral Stories Pressure — Fugacitas coacta

Confirmed

Ephemeral Stories Pressure

Fugacitas coacta

social feed engagement PL-2

QH-TEC-0012 · Legal

Endless Recommendation Queue — Ordo perpetuus

Confirmed

Endless Recommendation Queue

Ordo perpetuus

streaming engagement PL-3

QH-TEC-0013 · Legal

Confirmed

Doomscroll Loop

Volutatio funesta

news feed engagement PL-3

QH-TEC-0014 · Legal

Confirmed

Roach Motel

Deversorium clausum

subscription obstruction PL-3

QH-TEC-0015 · Restricted

Cancellation Friction — Impedimentum exitus

Confirmed

Cancellation Friction

Impedimentum exitus

subscription obstruction PL-3

QH-TEC-0016 · Restricted

Confirmed

Forced Continuity

Continuatio coacta

subscription obstruction PL-3

QH-TEC-0017 · Restricted

Confirmed

Forced Phone Cancel

Vocatio obligata

subscription obstruction PL-3

QH-TEC-0018 · Banned

Obstructed Account Deletion — Deletio impedita

Confirmed

Obstructed Account Deletion

Deletio impedita

web app obstruction PL-3

QH-TEC-0019 · Restricted

Confirmed

Retention Offer Trap

Oblatio retinens

subscription obstruction PL-2

QH-TEC-0020 · Legal

Confirmed

Sludge

Caenum administrativum

web app obstruction PL-2

QH-TEC-0021 · Legal

Price Comparison Prevention — Occultatio comparationis

Confirmed

Price Comparison Prevention

Occultatio comparationis

e-commerce obstruction PL-2

QH-TEC-0022 · Legal

Confusing Unsubscribe — Renuntiatio implexa

Confirmed

Confusing Unsubscribe

Renuntiatio implexa

email obstruction PL-2

QH-TEC-0023 · Restricted

Confirmed

Sneak into Basket

Insertio occulta

e-commerce sneaking PL-2

QH-TEC-0024 · Restricted

Confirmed

Hidden Costs

Sumptus occultus

e-commerce sneaking PL-2

QH-TEC-0025 · Restricted

Confirmed

Drip Pricing

Pretium stillans

e-commerce sneaking PL-3

QH-TEC-0026 · Restricted

Confirmed

Pre-checked Opt-in

Assensus praeselectus

web form sneaking PL-2

QH-TEC-0027 · Banned

Confirmed

Privacy Zuckering

Nudatio occulta

web app sneaking PL-3

QH-TEC-0028 · Restricted

Confirmed

Bait and Switch

Esca et mutatio

e-commerce sneaking PL-2

QH-TEC-0029 · Banned

Confirmed

Hidden Subscription

Pactum latens

e-commerce sneaking PL-3

QH-TEC-0030 · Banned

Confirmed

Cookie Wall

Murus assensus

cookie banner consent PL-2

QH-TEC-0031 · Restricted

Confirmed

Pay-or-Consent

Pretium vel assensus

web app consent PL-3

QH-TEC-0032 · Restricted

Confirmed

Coerced Consent

Assensus coactus

web app consent PL-3

QH-TEC-0033 · Restricted

Documented

Consent Laundering

Ablutio assensus

ad-tech consent PL-3

QH-TEC-0034 · Gray-area

Confirmed

One-Way-Door Consent

Ianua unius viae

web app consent PL-2

QH-TEC-0035 · Restricted

Confusing Consent UI — Interfacies implexa

Confirmed

Confusing Consent UI

Interfacies implexa

cookie banner consent PL-2

QH-TEC-0036 · Restricted

Consent Fatigue Exploit — Lassitudo assensus

Documented

Consent Fatigue Exploit

Lassitudo assensus

web app consent PL-2

QH-TEC-0037 · Gray-area

Buried Privacy Settings — Optiones sepultae

Confirmed

Buried Privacy Settings

Optiones sepultae

mobile app consent PL-2

QH-TEC-0038 · Restricted

Confirmed

Forced Bundling

Coniunctio coacta

e-commerce sneaking PL-1

QH-TEC-0039 · Gray-area

Confirmed

Misdirected Default

Norma fallax

web form sneaking PL-2

QH-TEC-0040 · Restricted

Confirmed

Trick Questions

Quaestio fallax

web form misdirection PL-2

QH-TEC-0041 · Restricted

Confirmed

Manufactured Urgency

Festinatio ficta

e-commerce misdirection PL-2

QH-TEC-0042 · Restricted

Confirmed

Fake Scarcity

Penuria simulata

e-commerce misdirection PL-2

QH-TEC-0043 · Restricted

Forced Bundling Upsell — Adauctio coacta

Confirmed

Forced Bundling Upsell

Adauctio coacta

e-commerce misdirection PL-1

QH-TEC-0044 · Legal

Confirmed

Disguised Ad

Reclamatio occulta

content feed misdirection PL-2

QH-TEC-0045 · Restricted

Confirmed

Silent Auto-Renewal

Renovatio tacita

subscription sneaking PL-2

QH-TEC-0046 · Restricted

Confirmed

Fake Social Proof

Testimonium fictum

e-commerce misdirection PL-2

QH-TEC-0047 · Banned

Fake Activity Notification — Nuntius fictus

Documented

Fake Activity Notification

Nuntius fictus

e-commerce misdirection PL-2

QH-TEC-0048 · Restricted

Misleading Button Hierarchy — Ordo fallax

Confirmed

Misleading Button Hierarchy

Ordo fallax

web app misdirection PL-2

QH-TEC-0049 · Restricted

Confirmed

Toying with Emotion

Lusus affectuum

web app misdirection PL-2

QH-TEC-0050 · Restricted

Confirmed

Confirmshaming

Pudor confirmans

web app misdirection PL-2

QH-TEC-0051 · Restricted

Confirmed

Filter Bubble

Bulla seclusa

social feed feed PL-3

QH-TEC-0052 · Legal

Confirmed

Echo Chamber

Antrum resonans

social feed feed PL-3

QH-TEC-0053 · Legal

Confirmed

Rage Bait

Esca irae

social feed feed PL-3

QH-TEC-0054 · Legal

Outrage Amplification — Amplificatio irae

Confirmed

Outrage Amplification

Amplificatio irae

social feed feed PL-4

QH-TEC-0055 · Legal

Confirmed

Clickbait Headline

Titulus illiciens

news feed feed PL-1

QH-TEC-0056 · Legal

Confirmed

Rabbit Hole

Cuniculus sine fine

streaming feed PL-3

QH-TEC-0057 · Legal

Emotional Contagion Tuning — Contagio affectuum

Documented

Emotional Contagion Tuning

Contagio affectuum

social feed feed PL-4

QH-TEC-0058 · Banned

Engagement-Optimized Ranking — Ordinatio ad tempus

Confirmed

Engagement-Optimized Ranking

Ordinatio ad tempus

social feed feed PL-4

QH-TEC-0059 · Legal

Confirmed

Behavioral Segmentation

Divisio morum

ad-tech targeting PL-3

QH-TEC-0060 · Gray-area

Confirmed

Microtargeting

Petitio singularis

ad-tech targeting PL-3

QH-TEC-0061 · Gray-area

Vulnerable-Moment Targeting — Petitio infirmitatis

Documented

Vulnerable-Moment Targeting

Petitio infirmitatis

ad-tech targeting PL-4

QH-TEC-0062 · Banned

Confirmed

Marketing to Minors

Petitio puerorum

gaming targeting PL-4

QH-TEC-0063 · Banned

Accessibility Exploitation — Abusus accessibilitatis

Documented

Accessibility Exploitation

Abusus accessibilitatis

web app targeting PL-3

QH-TEC-0064 · Restricted

Cross-Device Tracking — Vestigatio transtoris

Confirmed

Cross-Device Tracking

Vestigatio transtoris

ad-tech targeting PL-3

QH-TEC-0065 · Restricted

Surveillance Pricing — Pretium vigilatum

Documented

Surveillance Pricing

Pretium vigilatum

e-commerce targeting PL-4

QH-TEC-0066 · Gray-area

Forced Account Creation — Creatio coacta

Confirmed

Forced Account Creation

Creatio coacta

web app obstruction PL-1

QH-TEC-0067 · Restricted

Confirmed

Nagging

Instantia repetita

mobile app obstruction PL-1

QH-TEC-0068 · Legal

Confirmed

Friend Spam

Invitatio invita

social feed sneaking PL-2

QH-TEC-0069 · Banned

Fake Countdown Timer — Horologium fictum

Confirmed

Fake Countdown Timer

Horologium fictum

e-commerce misdirection PL-2

QH-TEC-0070 · Restricted

Confirmed

Manufactured FOMO

Timor absentiae

social feed misdirection PL-2

QH-TEC-0071 · Legal

Confirmed

Loss Aversion Exploit

Abusus damni

web app misdirection PL-2

QH-TEC-0072 · Legal

Social Proof Manipulation — Abusus consensus

Confirmed

Social Proof Manipulation

Abusus consensus

social feed misdirection PL-1

QH-TEC-0073 · Legal

Disinformation Architecture — Structura mendacii

Confirmed

Disinformation Architecture

Structura mendacii

social feed feed PL-4

QH-TEC-0074 · Banned

Astroturf Amplification — Consensus fictus

Documented

Astroturf Amplification

Consensus fictus

social feed feed PL-4

QH-TEC-0075 · Banned

Desensitization Escalation — Hebetudo crescens

Documented

Desensitization Escalation

Hebetudo crescens

streaming feed PL-3

QH-TEC-0076 · Restricted

Emotion Surveillance — Vigilantia affectuum

Covert

Emotion Surveillance

Vigilantia affectuum

ai system targeting PL-4

QH-TEC-0077 · Banned

Covert

Generative Persuasion

Suasio generata

ai system targeting PL-4

QH-TEC-0078 · Banned

Algorithmic Radicalization — Radicatio algorithmica

Documented

Algorithmic Radicalization

Radicatio algorithmica

social feed feed PL-4

QH-TEC-0079 · Banned

Sentinel Compulsion Stack — Cumulus custos

Classified

Sentinel Compulsion Stack

Cumulus custos

ai system engagement PL-4

QH-TEC-0080 · Banned