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E-Commerce
Consumer Affairs Secy cautions e-commerce on ‘unfair’ dark patterns
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The Department of Consumer Affairs, which notified guidelines to prevent dark patterns in November 2023, has specified 13 such designsNew Delhi: Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare on Tuesday warned e-commerce companies against deploying deceptive user interface designs known as...
E-Commerce
Govt’s hackathon gets innovation solutions to detect dark patterns in e-commerce platforms
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The solutions received span a broad spectrum of technologies and approaches, tailored to address 13 specified dark patterns identified by the Consumer Affairs MinistryNew Delhi: The government has received innovative solutions for detecting dark patterns on the e-commerce platforms...
E-Commerce
IR Smartclass: Dark Patterns in E-commerce
A primer on the 13 unfair digital commerce practices prohibited by The Central Consumer Protection Authority which impair consumer interestAs many as 71% of online consumers surveyed by research firm LocalCircles reported being subject to hidden charges for...
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Over half of consumers claim facing subscription trap, hidden charges in app purchases: Survey
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LocalCircles during the survey came across instances where the consumer opted for a free app or one-time service but later was drawn into a subscription serviceNew Delhi: Over half of the consumers surveyed have experienced subscription traps, hidden charges...
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Swiggy announces 5th ESOP liquidity programme worth $65 million
So far, the company has cumulatively enabled over Rs 1,000 crore of ESOPs liquidity over the five events, benefitting...
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