This type of strategy is sometimes called a “dark pattern,” or a deceptive pattern that tricks users into doing something they did not intend. Below the Google-looking search bar, including a Google ...

In today's digital landscape, mainstream search engines like Google and Bing control the flow of information, filtering ...

Microsoft is pulling yet another trick to get people to use its Bing search engine. If you use Bing right now without signing ...

Microsoft has suddenly backtracked after being caught “ tricking ” users, with a homepage designed to look and feel like ...

Disgruntled with Bing, the user will search "Google" on Bing to get to their search engine of choice. However, instead of taking the user to the standard Bing results screen, the search engine ...

When users look up Google using Bing, the Microsoft-owned search engine displays a Google Doodle lookalike. The deceptive webpage could trick unsuspecting users into staying on Bing, as its layout ...

But as it now seems, Microsoft is reportedly using deceptive tactics to grow its market share against Google in the search landscape. Interestingly, if you attempt to use Bing to search for Google ...

"Microsoft spoofing the Google homepage is another tactic in its long history of tricks to confuse users & limit choice,” says Tabriz. “New year; new low Microsoft." Bing? Google? Who knows?

As noticed by Windows Latest, searches for Chrome using Edge and via Bing (when signed out of your Microsoft account) on ...

Bing now displays a Google Search link as the first search result, eliminating confusion for users. Microsoft's confusing tactic for users was exposed; it's a small win for consumers. A week ago ...

While Google and Microsoft go head-to-head over Chrome versus Edge and Google Search versus Bing, the much bigger spat is ...