Deceptive design practices or "dark patterns" are quietly costing Indian consumers up to ₹28,000 crore every year, with ...

Indian shoppers are losing thousands of crores yearly due to deceptive online designs. Hidden charges and forced add-ons ...

A new report by Datum Intelligence estimates that dark patterns across e-commerce, quick commerce and online travel platforms ...

Dark patterns, also known as deceptive design or deceptive patterns, are essentially tricks. Websites and apps use dark patterns to manipulate users into making decisions they wouldn’t have otherwise ...

The report said dark patterns risked becoming embedded in everyday online transactions unless compliance and enforcement ...

Learn what dark patterns are, how websites use deceptive design tricks to influence users, and simple ways to avoid hidden ...

If you’ve ever had to call to cancel a subscription you signed up for online in seconds, uncheck a preselected agreement to receive ads in the mail or been tricked into upgrading to a premium economy ...

Some business practices on the internet may not be against the law, but they undermine or manipulate consumer choice. Legal advocates have coined a new name for this practice: dark patterns. Difficult ...