Dark patterns, also known as deceptive design or deceptive patterns, are essentially tricks. Websites and apps use dark patterns to manipulate users into making decisions they wouldn’t have otherwise ...

If you’ve ever had to call to cancel a subscription you signed up for online in seconds, uncheck a preselected agreement to receive ads in the mail or been tricked into upgrading to a premium economy ...

“When it comes to the digital sphere, we want to make it fair. It’s shocking that on average 60% of websites did not comply with basic consumer rules between 2007 and 2019…. This is why we want to ...

The company has reached a settlement with the FTC to refund customers who signed up via 'challenged enrollment flows.' Here's what that means. Inside Amazon’s ‘Iliad Flow,’ the deceptive UX at the ...

"This article explores the different types of dark patterns prevalent online, examines how they affect consumers and businesses, and analyzes the legal frameworks emerging to combat these practices in ...

Do you ever find yourself wasting time trying to close a pushy pop-up? Or discover that you’re subscribed to something you don’t remember signing up for? These things happen to all of us when website ...

Irdai asks insurers to assess compliance with dark pattern guidelines within 15 days and submit action plans for non-compliance within a month ...

With a growing number of states having passed comprehensive consumer data privacy laws (19 in total, with seven passed this year alone), state enforcement actions related to data privacy are growing ...

Sens. Mark Warner, D-VA, and Deb Fischer, R-NE, introduced a bipartisan bill on Tuesday that would prohibit large internet companies like Google and Facebook from using deceptive design practices ...