26 e-commerce platforms self-declare compliance with dark patterns guidelines
Twenty-six leading e-commerce platforms have submitted self-declarations confirming compliance with the Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns, 2023, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs said on 20 November 2025.
Summary
The 26 e-commerce platforms carried out internal or third-party self-audits and declared that they are free of dark patterns â deceptive or manipulative online design practices. The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), which had directed companies to display their self-audit declarations on their websites, called the move exemplary and urged all other e-commerce platforms, service providers and app developers to follow. The declarations are also published on the CCPA website.
Key facts
- Platforms
- 26
- Guidelines
- Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns, 2023
- Regulator
- Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA)
- Method
- Internal or third-party self-audits
- Announced
- 20 Nov 2025
Practice MCQs 2 questions
How many leading e-commerce platforms self-declared compliance with the Dark Patterns Guidelines, 2023, as announced in November 2025?
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Correct answer: B â 26
26 leading e-commerce platforms submitted self-declarations.
Which authority directed companies to upload their dark-pattern self-audit declarations on their websites?
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Correct answer: D â Central Consumer Protection Authority
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) directed the companies to display the declarations prominently on their websites.