A Detailed Guide to Deceptive Patterns (or Dark Patterns)

Adyasha SahooLaw

A Detailed Guide to Deceptive Patterns (or Dark Patterns)

Dark Patterns or Deceptive Design Patterns are certain dirty tricks websites and apps use that make consumers or users take specific actions they do not mean to. In 2010, Harry Brignull coined the term dark patterns. For example, whenever WhatsApp updates … Read More

Halo and Horn Effect on Social Media

Saishya DuggalLaw

Halo and Horn Effect on Social Media

The words halo and horn evoke some celestial images in the mind — of angels and devils, of hell and heaven. However, the psychological effects they reflect aren’t as literal. Oxford defines the halo and horn effect as “an effect in which … Read More