Most subscription sites use "dark patterns" to influence customer behavior around subscriptions and personal data, according to a pair of new reports from global consumer protection groups. Dark ...

Lecturer in Media Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington More than half of the most popular New Zealand websites may be unfairly manipulating visitors, according to our latest ...

The government on Thursday announced that 26 major ecommerce companies have voluntarily self-declared their platforms as free from ‘dark patterns’, design practices intended to mislead or manipulate ...

At the IAPP Global Privacy Summit’s morning session "‘Deceptive Design—Reducing Harms Through Public Awareness," experts addressed the impact of a set of ...

With the proliferation of online platforms, there has been a paradigmatic shift in the character of interactions between consumers and the market, which has become more convenient and accessible.

The Central Consumer Protection Authority’s (CCPA) final order against Zepto marks a shift in how India’s consumer protection regulator is enforcing dark pattern rules. Instead of treating practices ...

New Delhi: As many as 26 top e-commerce companies, including Zepto, BigBasket and Zomato, have given an undertaking that their platforms are free from misleading claims and unfair trade practices that ...

According to the statement, these 26 e-commerce players have conducted internal self-audits or third-party audits to identify, assess and eliminate any presence of dark patterns. "All 26 companies ...

New Delhi: The government on Thursday said 26 leading e-commerce companies have self-declared that their platforms are free from dark patterns.Zepto, Zomato, Swiggy, Jiomart and BigBasket are among ...