India, Feb. 18 -- The Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India organised the Inter-college competition Round 3 Grand Finale of Dark Patterns Buster Hackathon (DPBH-2023) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) BHU. Shri Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary DoCA was the chief guest at the event which was organised in collaboration of the Department and the institute.

DPBH-2023 a pioneering initiative, has successfully mobilized a nationwide campaign against dark patterns. The 4 rounds Hackathon was launched by the Department of Consumer Affairs on 26th October 2023 as its continued effort towards combating deceptive online practices. The Hackathon is aimed towards designing & prototyping innovative app or software-based solutions such ...