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Advertising and marketing | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2024

Greenwashing | UK Online Advertising Programme | 'Dark patterns'
Intellectual property

Polish authority fines company and president for using 'dark patterns'

Consumer protection body intensifies its crackdown on dark patterns with a heavy fine on a dietary supplement business
Dark patterns in Poland

UOKiK znów wlepił karę za dark patterns

Urząd Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów (UOKiK) już na początku tego roku ostrzegał użytkowników internetu przed firmami stosującymi zabronione prawem ciemne
Dark patterns in Poland

Fine for the company and the president of the board for using dark patterns

Dark patterns are practices used in applications and websites that use knowledge about user behaviour to influence – in an
Regulatory Outlook

Consumer law | UK Regulatory Outlook September 2023

UK government announces a consultation on consumer protection matters | ICO and CMA call on businesses to stop using dark
Retail and Consumer

ICO and CMA clamp down on dark patterns in the UK

Regulators publish joint paper on harmful online design practices
Dark patterns in Poland

Dark patterns continue to pose dangers in Poland and the EU's e-commerce sector

Consumers should not be subject to deceptive design during online shopping
Retail and Consumer

Polish watchdog investigates practices in the fast-moving consumer goods sector

Businesses face new legal challenges over dark patterns practices and need to take notice of consumer protection regulations
Regulatory and compliance

Dark patterns in the metaverse

How might dark patterns evolve in the metaverse and will they be regulated?
Regulatory Outlook

Consumer law | UK Regulatory Outlook March 2023

EU Commission sets rules on supervisory fees under the DSA | EDPB adopts guidelines on dark patterns | Ofcom consults
Regulatory Outlook

Consumer law | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2023

The European Commission publishes results of its investigation into dark patterns | Digital Services Act: guidance on the requirement to