Following a series of complaints regarding practices by airlines and online travel agents that trick consumers into making unintended purchases — such as paying for seats — while booking flight ...

Financial authorities have announced a ban on "dark patterns" (deceptive sales practices) in the financial sector, such as setting up complicated procedures for terminating financial product contracts ...

The government has banned the use of 'dark patterns' by e-commerce and online platforms. These deceptive practices manipulate customers into purchasing products they didn't intend to or lure them into ...

Festive sales are the clearest stress test for Indian e-commerce, and year after year they expose the same dark patterns. Platforms hype deep discounts, push urgency, and sell premium memberships.

E-commerce giant Shopify says cross-stitch pattern sales rose 89 percent last month compared to the same time last year.