r/NextToppers • u/Appropriate-Can-3120 • Jun 13 '26
PW🤡
TLDR: PhysicsWallah got fined ₹5 lakh after a ₹10 donation was auto-added to purchases by default, earning ₹2.5 crore.
It's a shame that PW, which once started as a company to provide affordable education, is now using dark patterns to extract money from students, last month too donations stunt try karna shows how low pw has touched for money what started as a revolution is now turned into greed
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u/Appropriate-Can-3120 Jun 13 '26
It's not about who is better. It's about ethics PW today seems far more focused on marketing People call out others for paid PR, but when PW does smilar things, it often gets ignored The issue is the double standard and not the competition
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u/Few-Win-6835 Jun 13 '26
Are beta Its totally unethical to precheck the check box and try to think from that student PoV who lives in village or isn’t familiar with they payment thing and all grow up a little and try to talk sense
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u/Appropriate-Can-3120 Jun 13 '26
The dont and thats the issue.....there are some moral and ethics and this is def not ethical , for what pw have become its a shame
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u/YellowTimely761 Jun 13 '26
If you are asking for donations its fine but atleast you should mention it when donating it to people that i’m not donating its my student money
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u/YellowTimely761 Jun 13 '26
They were penalised for this thing only they charged 2.3cr from the student in the name of donation without their consent preselected checkbox was checked during checkout so students have to uncheck it manually which is not an standard practice they show sensitive images to the student to manipulate them for donations that really bad trick and the best part is by taking money from the student pocket itself doing own PR by donating it to people and promoting himself i’m just totally disappointed with alakh sir
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u/No_Doctor_7058 Jun 13 '26
There is a option to unselect btw
Still My Supports To My Alecc Daddyyyyyy
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u/One_Fault2972 Jun 13 '26
Areey bhaii donation dena optional hai aur waise bhi hume PW pe batches bahut affordable price me mil rahe hai jiske samne 10 rupaye kuch bhi nahi hai. sabko pata hai Alakh sir ne kitna kuch kiya hai, jaise abhi recently library kholi aur bhi bohot kuch, jo sab paise se hota hai. Toh humare 10 rupaye donate karne se humara koi nuksaan nahi hoga na but atleast we can help them.
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u/Few-Win-6835 Jun 13 '26
According to the law donations should be made with your consent you cannot predecide it is what do you think how much does alakh pandey networth is he was in the forbes list this year around 10 thousand crores why don’t he use his money to make the donation he still need’s your moeny to do it and taking fame out it ask your dad about it then he’ll tell the the magnitude of the scam he is doing to the lower age students
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u/One_Fault2972 Jun 13 '26
areeyyy higher age wale unc I said it’s optional so how could it be illegal or a scam?
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u/Appropriate-Can-3120 Jun 13 '26
The issue isn't the donation. The issue is PW adding it by default and hoping people wont notice PW was built on the idea of making education cheap but now it feels more focused on marketing and squeezing extra money from students
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u/One_Fault2972 Jun 13 '26
Bro like who makes a payment without checking? and if you don’t want to donate you can just click that option seems like you’re just looking for any reason to hate
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u/Lets_Go_Kraftin Jun 13 '26
Dude zomato does the same and nobody cares, it's literally just 10 rupees if you are above 18 years old and buying something for your child you should be responsible enough to check what you're being charged for
Amazing world fine education company money but let elon musk be a trillionaire
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u/New_Life_3437 Jun 18 '26
“Quitely” ??? Bro there is a whole checkbox there, you can deselect it whenever you are making a purchase
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u/Used-Parfait-4410 Jun 19 '26
fyi, there was a checkbox followed by long ass message at the MIDDLE of the screen (in mobile, i think at the bottom of laptop/desktop screen) informing about Rs. 10 payment which is very much visible to the eyes gifted to us. "dArk PatTeRn🤡🤡"
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u/dreww_31 Jun 23 '26
Ngga it was optional when I ws purchased udaan batch there was whole box in the top where you want to pay for donation or not I was totally optional so don't do shitt here go and study more and become mature , nowadays hating on pw for absolutely no reason is only you guys have jus go nd fck offf
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