Dark patterns manipulate consumer choices in e-commerce. Regulators in India are clamping down on deceptive design practices. Improved design ethics are crucial for fostering consumer trust online.

MediaNama’s Take: The latest LocalCircles audit makes one thing clear: that dark patterns continue to dominate India’s e-commerce landscape. LocalCircles, a citizen engagement and policy feedback ...

Turns out, there is a dark art of web design. Inventory trackers, countdown clocks and fake reviews are rampant on e-commerce sites, and all are used to influence how consumers buy. But their contents ...

The advertising launch follows recent findings highlighting the continued use of dark patterns across digital platforms, even ...

New Delhi: The Central Government is cracking down on e-commerce entities using "dark patterns", deceptive design tactics that manipulate consumers into unintended purchases or subscriptions. Speaking ...

Twenty-six major e-commerce platforms, including Zomato and Flipkart, have voluntarily declared their sites free of manipulative 'dark patterns'. This significant move by the Department of Consumer ...

New Delhi: Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said his ministry is proactively addressing consumer complaints about innovative dark patterns, including deceptive design techniques ...

The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025, could force e-commerce, ride-hailing and food delivery apps to rethink the way they design their interfaces. For years, platforms have engaged ...