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Dec 15 2021 12:06PM

That trick web users.

Key EU parliament committee agrees tough position on big tech's 'dark patterns'

A key European Parliament committee agreed on Tuesday to a ban on "dark patterns" that trick web users and advertising targeting minors as part of new rules aimed at US tech giants, taking a tougher stand that could spell trouble in forthcoming negotiations with EU countries. The ...

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