From 1 July, stricter norms issued by the Reserve Bank of India will come into force against banks’ mis-selling of financial ...

Some business practices on the internet may not be against the law, but they undermine or manipulate consumer choice. Legal advocates have coined a new name for this practice: dark patterns. Difficult ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) suggests that cybercrooks have a new bag of tricks designed to trick and trap consumers. Those cybercrooks have apparently gotten smarter, too, now using “dark ...

Experts are warning consumers about shady online business practices that the Federal Trade Commission and tech insiders refer to as “dark patterns.” “By their very nature, dark patterns are subtle, ...

The government has declared war on the practice of ‘Dark Pattern’ being run by some e-commerce companies, as noticed by the government. In a press release dated June 7, 2025, the Central Consumer ...

Adobe pays $150M to settle lawsuit over hidden subscription fees and deceptive cancellation practices that trapped millions of users.

Tech companies, subscription apps and e-commerce sites have for years used subtle tricks to nudge people toward a decision or purchase they might not otherwise make. There's even a name for the ...