Computer games industry urges rethink of ‘unworkable’ EU Digital Fairness Act

By Sara Brandstätter ( November 11, 2026, 13:12 GMT | Insight) -- Europe’s computer games industry has called for an urgent reassessment of the Digital Fairness Act, proposed on Wednesday, warning that it could undermine competitiveness, create legal uncertainty and reduce players’ choice. The European Games Developer Federation and Video Games Europe challenged real-money transparency requirements on in-game purchases, restrictions on purchases by children and treatment of age ratings.Europe’s computer games industry has called for an urgent reassessment of the proposed EU Digital Fairness Act, or DFA, warning that its rules on in-game purchases would undermine competitiveness, create legal uncertainty and reduce players’ choice....

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