Daybreak — Ever bought a Rs 999 item for Rs 199? Why apps can’t stop using dark patterns

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Ever bought a Rs 999 item for Rs 199? Why apps can’t stop using dark patterns

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The Indian government is losing patience with consumer-tech platforms using dark patterns or manipulative design tricks. In late May 2024, Consumer Affairs Minister, Pralhad Joshi, gathered the country’s biggest internet companies, Amazon, Google, Zomato, Ola Electric, etc to give them an ultimatum: clean up your user…

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