Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Reintroduces ‘Dark Patterns’ Bill
Legislation reintroduced Wednesday would ban large online platforms from using deceptive designs “to trick consumers” into sharing personal data (see 2104290080). Refiled by Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va.; Sens. Deb Fischer, R-Neb.; Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.; and John Thune,…
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R-S.D.; and Reps. Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, and Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., the Deceptive Experiences to Online Users Reduction (Detour) Act attempts to address dark patterns, or interfaces used to “manipulate users into taking actions they would otherwise not.”