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Watchdog fines IAS coaching centre Rs 3 lakh for ‘misleading ads’ | India News

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Watchdog fines IAS coaching centre Rs 3 lakh for ‘misleading ads’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) imposed Rs 3 lakh fine on Maluka IAS coaching institute for advertising “misleading claims guaranteeing success” in prelims and mains in UPSC Civil Service exam 2022. The institute had claimed that over 120 of its students were selected in the exam.“The decision was taken to protect and promote … Read more

Government bans e-commerce firms from using ‘dark patterns’ | India News

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Government bans e-commerce firms from using ‘dark patterns’ | India News

NEW DELHI: The government has banned the use of “dark patterns“-purposefully designed deceptions-by e-commerce and all other online platforms while selling goods and services that manipulate customers and nudge them into signing up for or purchasing things they didn’t mean to or lure them to buy a more expensive product. The government has notified resorting … Read more