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CCPA slaps Rs 5 lakh penalty on PhysicsWallah over ‘dark patterns’

PhysicsWallah has been fined ₹5 lakh by the CCPA for employing ‘dark patterns’ on its platform. The edtech firm allegedly auto-selected donations during checkout, collecting ₹2.5 crore from users without explicit consent. Concerns were also raised about inaccessible ‘free courses’ requiring personal data, impacting young consumers.

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