In a significant move to safeguard consumer interests, the government has implemented a ban on the use of “dark patterns” on e-commerce platforms. These deceptive tactics, designed to mislead customers or manipulate their choices, will now face strict regulations. The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) issued a gazette notification titled “Guidelines for prevention and regulation of dark patterns” on…

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Microsoft will discontinue WordPad in a future Windows update, i.e. Windows 12. The company has announced the removal of this feature in its latest list of deprecated features. It indicates that the software will no longer receive updates. WordPad is word processing software mainly used for editing text documents with basic formatting. It was introduced in 1995. The application…

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Support for Microsoft Bing Chat and Bing Chat Enterprise is now available for Google Chrome users. The feature was initially only available in the company’s Edge browser, but now it’s extended to Chrome on Windows, macOS and Linux. Microsoft recently announced the launch of Chrome support for Bing Chat in a blog post. Word will soon extend this functionality…

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Reddit is launching a “Mod Helper Program” that rewards moderators for providing useful advice to other moderators, and an updated moderator help center. The announcement comes amid growing frustration among the site’s moderators. Many of the moderators relied on third-party apps, which were then shut down due to Reddit’s API pricing. Moderators have asked Reddit to improve its official…

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YouTube will gradually bring some design changes to users. The video streaming platform has been spotted testing a redesigned “Skip Ad” button that appears when showing certain ads to non-premium users. The service also provides rounded corners for video players. According to the report, once the changes are implemented, the size of the Skip Ad button will decrease. YouTube…

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