Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Shein logo and the company's web shop are seen in this illustration taken, May 16, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo ...

"Companies like Shein are pulling in the opposite direction." ... 'Dark patterns' Leslie Sattler. Thu, June 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM UTC. 2 min read.

Pan-European consumers organization BEUC filed a complaint with the European Commission on Thursday against online fast-fashion retailer Shein over its use of "dark patterns," tactics designed to ...

Shein Instagram, TikTok influencer backlash the dark side of fast fashion brands in China and around the world. And American shoppers are often at fault.

But more importantly, it led to the establishment of two fast fashion powerhouses: Shein and Temu. Despite existing since 2008, Shein, and new kid on the block Temu broke out in the United States ...

A Shein shopper was thrilled with her latest purchase - until her brother publicly pointed out it had an X-rated image plastered across it. Charmain, known as @chazpants on TikTok, shared the ...

Eyal says he thinks regulation is needed around dark patterns, but he said there are other ways to get companies to stop this behavior, including simply calling attention to it.

A woman has been left mortified after she failed to spot the X-rated pattern plastered all over her new Shein top - and says she now needs to buy fabric markets to cover it up ...

LONDON (Reuters) -Pan-European consumers organisation BEUC filed a complaint with the European Commission on Thursday against online fast-fashion retailer Shein over its use of "dark patterns ...