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How are Indians losing ₹25,000 crore each year to dark patterns?
short by Ashley Paul / on Saturday, 20 June, 2026
Indians are losing ₹25,000-28,000 crore annually to dark patterns used by e-commerce platforms, market research firm Datum Intelligence claimed. Despite CCPA guidelines against dark pattern usage, some platforms continue to deploy them. Some of the dark patterns include creation of false urgency with tags like "last few remaining", or forcing users to subscribe/sign-up to continue using a website.
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