Stop online misguidance: Hold social media influencers accountable

Today, India is home to roughly 2.5-3.5 million content creators.  Influencers’ authenticity and relatability make them trusted figures, driving people’s purchase decisions often more effectively than traditional ads. Brands see influencer marketing as one of the best ways to engage their target audience. But are there checks and balances on what these influencers disseminate? Also…

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Health-tech, travel apps in India biggest users of deceptive patterns that can manipulate consumer decisions: ASCI

Health-tech apps had the highest number of deceptive practices that manipulate users to make unintended purchases, followed by travel booking and fintech apps, a study by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) showed. An average of about three deceptive patterns were found in each app, according to the report of the study published on…

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