US senators introduce social media bill to ban 'dark patterns' tricks

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US senators introduce social media bill to ban 'dark patterns' tricks

To stop consumers being duped into giving up personal data.

Two US senators introduced a bill on Tuesday to ban online social media companies like Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc from tricking consumers into giving up their personal data. The bill from Mark Warner, a Democrat, and Deb Fischer, a Republican, would also ban online platforms with more than 100 ...

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