The European Commission is preparing a proposal for a Digital Fairness Act (DFA), expected later in the year under the 2030 Consumer Agenda. The challenge: to modernise European Union consumer law for the digital age while balancing effective consumer...
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The European Commission is preparing a proposal for a Digital Fairness Act (DFA), expected later in the year under the 2030 Consumer Agenda. The challenge: to modernise European Union consumer law for the digital age while balancing effective consumer protection with competitiveness and regulatory simplification.
Building on the Digital Fairness Fitness Check, the debate now focuses on how to tackle potential harmful practices – from dark patterns and addictive design to unfair personalisation and the protection of minors – without adding unnecessary complexity or regulatory overlap.
In the CERRE report ‘Towards an EU Consumer Law Fit for the Digital Age’, Christoph Busch, Amelia Fletcher, and Michèle Ledger develop a structured and proportionate framework to guide the design of the forthcoming Digital Fairness Act.
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