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Ban on websites designed to influence a user’s decisions under EU lawmakers' scrutiny

By Nicholas Wallace ( December 6, 2021, 18:14 GMT | Insight) -- A ban on “dark patterns,” where online platforms design their websites to push users towards making particular decisions, is under consideration by European Parliament lawmakers. The advertising industry is particularly concerned about a provision that would only allow a website to request consent to process a user’s personal data once.Online platforms could be banned from using so-called "dark patterns" that trick or pressure users into making decisions, such as allowing their data to be used by advertisers, under draft rules discussed by EU lawmakers today....

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