Tag: Consumer affairs

Despite guidelines, dark patterns persist in online platforms

Ashna Mariam George204

Officials from the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission say that the new guidelines are not popular among the public and the officials. Despite government guidelines to regulate dark patterns, they are still used in several online platforms. The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) issued “Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns, 2023,” to prevent […]

Continue Reading

Few workers use ration cards across states

Sujana H13462 Comments on Few workers use ration cards across states

Data from Integrated Management of Public Distribution System shows that only 1.37 percent of interstate transactions were from Karnataka Sujana H|23-03-2021 Bengaluru: Mukul Kumar, 19, wipes the sweat from his forehead standing at a construction site in K R Market. The sole breadwinner in the family, he sends nearly all his money home to Bihar […]

Continue Reading