Indian ecommerce marketplaces have become home to numerous dark patterns amid the peak festive season sales, with shoppers ...

The Indian government has launched a formal investigation into e-commerce platforms that impose additional fees on ...

'Beware dark patterns for they lead you into temptation and maketh you spend money...' This sounds like a cheesy fantasy movie. But what it really is, is a cautionary tale for the cyber age, a warning ...

The study, conducted over 22 months and drawing on inputs from more than 250,000 consumers across 392 districts and 290 ...

It is quite commonplace to receive emails citing ‘special offers’ which insist users to take a certain action within the next few minutes, while such offer remains mysteriously available weeks later.

Here are key takeaways from the government's advisory to e-commerce companies: During the three-month period, all e-commerce platforms must take necessary measures to make sure that they are free from ...

The government has banned the use of "dark patterns" by e-commerce and other online platforms. These purposefully designed deceptions manipulate customers into signing up for or purchasing things they ...

The government has banned "dark patterns" on e-commerce platforms under guidelines by CCPA. A recent gazette notification outlines the penalty for violating the guidelines. These patterns deceive or ...

The government has ordered an investigation into e-commerce platforms accused of adding hidden fees under misleading names, ...