Topic
Dark Patterns
144 published works
India Corporate Law
From Disclosure To Accountability: Decoding The 2026 E-Commerce Amendment Rules
By Arya Tripathy, Shvena Neendoor, Reva Makhija
Summary: India’s Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) (Amendment) Rules, 2026, effective January 1, 2027, tighten pricing transparency, ranking disclosures, and seller accountability on e-commerce platforms. Key changes include mandatory prior price disclosures,…
Law Web
When "Buy Now" Becomes "Trapped Now": Decoding India’s Dark Patterns Guidelines, 2023
By Law Web
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rsS19jhb-DH8Y693WfE2pCrPlZIzQdx3/view?usp=sharingE-commerce convenience often comes wrapped in hidden nudges that manipulate rather than inform. The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) notified the Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns, 2023…
SCC Blog
CCPA: Rapido’s pre-ride tipping prompts misleading and unfair; ₹10 lakh penalty imposed
Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA): While taking cognizance of a representation against Rapido (Roppen Transportation Services Pvt. Ltd.) concerning pre-ride tipping prompts displayed on its ride-hailing platform, the CCPA comprising…
Legal Bites
E-Commerce Rules Amended: New Consumer Protection Norms to Apply from January 2027
The Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, has amended the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 through the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) (Amendment) Rules, 2026, introducing stronger safeguards relating to consumer…
SCC Blog
Centre Notifies E-Commerce Rule Changes; Mandates Dark Pattern Audits, Price Transparency and Stronger Consumer Safeguards
By Shubhi
On 9 September 2026, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution notified the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) (Amendment) Rules, 2026, introducing new transparency, disclosure and consumer-protection obligations for e-commerce…
Spicy IP
Part II: Small Fines, Big Platforms: The CCPA on PhysicsWallah, McAfee, and the Cost of Getting Caught
By SpicyIP
Part I of the post examined the CCPA’s orders against PhysicsWallah and McAfee, and argued that neither the misleading-advertisement nor the forced-action findings in McAfee sit comfortably within their own…
Spicy IP
Part I: Small Fines, Big Platforms: The CCPA on PhysicsWallah, McAfee, and the Cost of Getting Caught
By SpicyIP
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has been going after dark patterns for some time now. In this two-part post, Anjali Tripathi and Kartik Sharma analyse the CCPA orders passed…
Law & Humanities Blog
Gilly on The Corporate Villainy of Tom Sawyer: Manufactured Scarcity, the Ethics of Attention, and the Literary Prehistory of Dark Patterns
By christinecorcoslawlit-blogspot-com
Travis Gilly, Real Safety AI Foundation, has published The Corporate Villainy of Tom Sawyer: Manufactured Scarcity, the Ethics of Attention, and the Literary Prehistory of Dark Patterns. Here is the…
Regulatory Oversight
Companies Doing Business in Louisiana Must Prepare for New ‘Click-to-Cancel Act’
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
Signed into law on June 9, 2026, Louisiana’s Click-to-Cancel Act imposes new auto-renewal disclosure, consent, and cancellation requirements on businesses, with compliance required by January 1, 2027. Louisiana has enacted…
Blog of Digital Law and New Technologies
Dark patterns and e-commerce: the new legal risk arising from the Digital Fairness Act
E-commerce has evolved into highly sophisticated environments designed to increase conversion rates and optimize commercial performance. However, certain persuasive design techniques have crossed the line, becoming manipulative practices known as…