GoKawiilEU Proposes Digital Fairness Act Targeting Dark Patterns, Dynamic Pricing, Addictive Apps
The European Commission unveiled proposed consumer-protection rules banning manipulative 'dark pattern' design, curbing dynamic ticket pricing by companies like Ticketmaster, and requiring influencers to disclose paid promotions. The Digital Fairness Act would also let users disable addictive features such as autoplay and streaks on apps like Duolingo and Strava, ban personalized ads targeting minors, simplify subscription cancellations, and guarantee access to human customer service.
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Commissioner Michael McGrath called it the biggest overhaul of EU consumer law in over two decades, reflecting how outdated existing rules are against ecommerce and attention-driven app design. The move could force major platforms and ticket sellers to redesign core engagement and pricing mechanics across the EU market, and may set a template other regulators look to, though the proposal still needs to pass through EU legislative processes before becoming binding.
- The Digital Fairness Act would ban dark patterns and restrict dynamic pricing used by firms like Ticketmaster.
- Apps such as Duolingo and Strava could be required to let users turn off addictive features like streaks and autoplay.
- The proposal builds on the EU's existing Kids Act protections, extending some safeguards toward all consumers, not just minors.
Source: wired.com — Isabella Ward, 2026-11-11
Published there as: “Duolingo, Strava, and Ticketmaster Are All Caught Up in EU’s New Digital Fairness Rules”
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