Feel tricked by app design? Government to act against deceptive ‘dark patterns’

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The ministry of consumer affairs has issued a discussion paper suggesting new guidelines that check the proliferation of what are called dark patterns – to trick customers into doing something they originally did not intend to, or coercing them into certain actions. Regulators in the EU, US and UK have acted on such unfair practices.

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Feel tricked by app design? Government to act against deceptive ‘dark patterns’

The ministry of consumer affairs has issued a discussion paper suggesting new guidelines that check the proliferation of what are called dark patterns – to trick customers into doing something they originally did not intend to, or coercing them into certain actions. Regulators in the EU, US and UK have acted on such unfair practices.

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