The EU’s proposed Digital Fairness Act targets exploitative online practices like loot boxes and addictive design to protect consumers from unfair spending and time traps.
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Gaming, social media, and e-commerce platforms are facing a fresh wave of sweeping European Union rules that aim to make "your online experience fairer." The newly proposed Digital Fairness Act (DFA) published by the EU Commission on Wednesday is designed to tackle practices that exploit consumers into spending more of their time and money online, including misleading prices or availability, addictive design features like gaming loot boxes, undisclosed influencer marketing, and more. "The Act will protect consumers of all ages shopping and browsing for goods or services online," the EU Commission said in a news bulletin. "It will also mean … Read the full story at The Verge.
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