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 ...

The government has asked e-commerce platforms to explain why dark patterns are still appearing on their platforms despite ...

A s many as 26 high profile ecommerce companies such as Zomato, BlinkIt, Walmart, Makemytrip, Zepto, Ajio, and JioMart have ...

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 ...

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.

Twenty-six e-commerce companies have declared their platforms free of dark patterns after conducting self-audits, with the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 these 26 ...

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 ...