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Talks on banning ‘dark patterns’ in EU Digital Services Act delayed by legal worries

By Nicholas Wallace ( March 25, 2022, 17:22 GMT | Insight) -- Negotiators from the European Parliament and the EU's 27 national governments remain divided on a proposed ban on "dark patterns" in the Digital Services Act. Despite their agreement on the measure in principle, they are split over fears that adding the prohibition could complicate the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation and the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive.EU lawmakers are struggling to finalize the wording of a proposed ban on dark patterns in the Digital Services Act over fears it may complicate enforcement of two other key pieces of EU law, MLex has learned....

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