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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New Delhi: In a major step towards protecting the consumer’s interest in the digital marketplace, the government on Thursday said that 26 leading e-commerce platforms such as Zepto, BigBasket, Zomato ...

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 Web Foundation‘s Tech Policy Design Lab is working on an interesting-looking project to counter deceptive design — aka dark patterns* — with the goal of producing a portfolio of UX and UI ...

The course covers UI/UX, shows how design shapes user decisions, explains dark patterns, their impact on trust, and offers ...

Tomas Laurinavicius is a writer and designer. He's a co-founder of Best Writing, an all-in-one platform connecting writers with businesses. He has built multiple online businesses and helps startups ...