News & Media 9th Oct 2023

What Are Dark Patterns And How The Government Plans To Curb Them?

Authors

Sweta RajanPartner | Mumbai

Latest Thought Leadership

international trades
Alerts & Updates 30th Apr 2026

India – New Zealand Free Trade Agreement

Read More
Podcasts 30th Apr 2026

ELP Podcast Series: Directors and the Law — An Insider’s View

Read More
Alerts & Updates 29th Apr 2026

Verifiable consent for processing personal data of children under the DPDP Act

Read More
Alerts & Updates 27th Apr 2026

IMPACT OF THE 2026 AMENDMENT TO TRANSGENDER ACT ON EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES

Read More

The government has released draft guidelines for dark patterns or tricky design tricks used in digital or online interfaces. Dark patterns aim to deceive users or take away their control, making them do things they don’t want to use disguised advertisements and showing false popularity of products, among other such practices.

Against this backdrop, our Partner Sweta Rajan has been quoted in an article, “What Are Dark Patterns And How The Government Plans To Curb Them?” published by BQ Prime.

Read the article here

Privacy Policy

As per the rules of the Bar Council of India, lawyers and law firms are not permitted to solicit work or advertise. By clicking on the "I Agree" button, you acknowledge and confirm that you are seeking information relating to Economic Laws Practice (ELP) of your own accord and there has been no advertisement, personal communication, solicitation, invitation or any other inducement of any sort whatsoever by or on behalf of ELP or any of its members to solicit any work through this website.