On Thursday 17 March, following a presentation by digital experts, MEPs on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) discussed “dark patterns”, which trick users, among others, into accepting the collection of data or remaining with a service for longer.
“It is about manipulation and commercial practices that rely on users being misled, and that even becomes fraud. I don’t understand why this is being done and I don’t see any reasonable reason, within...