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US Senate to End Deceptive Practices and Dark Patterns on Online Platforms

US Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) proposed a bipartisan Act to counter immoral data collection methods by large online platforms. The Act would prohibit deceptive practices and dark patterns that manipulate users into giving away personal data or giving up privacy altogether. Facebook, Twitter and Google have long manipulated users into releasing phone or email contacts without explaining what they were consenting to. Most concerning for US legislators is that theyve run manipulative schemes and behavioral experiments on children 13 years old and younger.”]

Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/us-senate-to-end-deceptive-practices-and-dark-patterns-on-online-platforms/

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