Emily Stewart: So dark patterns are design tactics that companies ... Turns out, there is a dark art of web design. Inventory trackers, countdown clocks and fake reviews are rampant on e-commerce ...

Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution, Prahlad Joshi has instructed all e-commerce companies to ...

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Consumers will not tolerate deceit’ Minister tells Amazon, Apple, Samsung and Uber India’s government has reminded big tech ...

Users need to learn to identify these design tricks on websites and apps, says Yanely Espinal of Marketplace’s “Financially Inclined.” “Dark patterns” are everywhere on the web.

The Indian government has urged e-commerce platforms to adhere to guidelines preventing 'dark patterns'—deceptive design ...

A new report reveals how Australians are particularly vulnerable to deceptive online designs, known as dark patterns, which ...

Consumer affairs minister Pralhad Joshi has asked ecommerce companies to conduct self audits to analyse and remove dark ...

Coined in 2010 by user design specialist Harry Brignull, dark patterns are design practices that induce people to make choices they would not otherwise have made and that may cause harm.

Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi is set to meet with key industry stakeholders on May 28 to address and ...

New research from the Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC) has found 83% of Australians have had a negative experience caused by harmful web design or 'dark patterns' online. Dark patterns are ...