The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs is cracking down on dark patterns, which are deceptive design tactics used by e-commerce platforms. In a significant move to safeguard consumer rights, the ...

There has been a trend in ecommerce network design to support a strategy of “getting product closer to the customer,” leading to more efficient, optimized models that control costs and better deliver ...

The central government has asked e-commerce companies to undergo self-audits to ensure that their platforms are free of dark pattern-like trade practices. Dark patterns are manipulative tools and ...

Union Minister for Food and Consumer Affairs, Pralhad Joshi, urged all leading online retail platforms to comply with the government’s rules regarding ‘dark patterns’. He warned that failure to adhere ...

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi states that companies must not wait for the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) to intervene Noting that there has been a significant surge in consumer complaints ...

New Delhi: The government has called major e-commerce platforms for a meeting to push for stronger measures against dark patterns as well as to discuss penal actions for regulatory violations, the ...

The CCPA has advised e-commerce platforms to conduct self-audits for deceptive 'dark patterns' within three months and provide self-declarations. Notices have been issued to platforms violating dark ...