Product and design teams still think of lawyers as "innovation blockers." But a working relationship with legal departments is increasingly necessary to prevent "dark pattern" lawsuits.

Regulators took aim at X's blue checks, saying they constitute "dark patterns" that are not in line with industry best practice and can be used by malicious actors to deceive users.

If so, there’s a good chance you have encountered a “dark pattern”. Dark patterns are clever tricks built into apps and websites to encourage you to do things you may not necessarily want to do.

India’s Department of Consumer affairs consulted with local and global big tech companies about dark patterns in mid-2023 and worked with them to develop formal Guidelines on Dark Patterns.