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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
With most of the 26 firms involved conducting a self-audit, experts warn of inconsistent enforcement and self-regulation risks.
The government on Thursday announced that 26 e-commerce and quick-commerce platforms have declared their compliance with the dark-pattern guidelines after either conducting self-audits or third-party audits.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, all 26 platforms have stated that their platforms are free of dark patterns and do not use any manipulative user interface designs.
Of these 26 platforms, only Walmart and Walmart-backed platforms—Flipkart, Myntra and Cleartrip— engaged a third party (Deloitte) to review their dark patterns. The remaining 22 platforms, including Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit, Zepto and the ones owned by Reliance Industries Ltd, declared themselves …
The seafood marketplace’s rapid global expansion has lifted the top line, but left it with rising debt, weak cash generation, and uneven returns.
The Walmart-owned e-commerce company has entered microdramas and food delivery. Is it thinking long-term or just chasing a trend?
Four years after listing, the logistics company is still searching for sustainable growth as rising costs, weak pricing power and limited new engines weigh on margins.
