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...The Pranava Institute, has also developed a good practice manual, Design Beyond Deception, which has been created specifically for designers.

The manual is being used across India and in 2024, the institute conducted a Design Up workshop to help designers unpack the consequences of dark patterns within online choice architecture...

Report: Made to Manipulate - The impact of deceptive online design practices on wellbeing and strategies to mitigate harm

by Chandni Gupta, CPRC, Australia.

Project: Design Beyond Deception