Topic
Dark Patterns
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All About Advertising Law
FTC Issues Dark Forecast for Dark Patterns in Subscription Auto-Renewal
By Leonard L. Gordon, Alexandra Megaris, Venable LLP
With Halloween just days away, it is perhaps fitting that the FTC has issued a new enforcement policy statement warning companies not to employ dark patterns to trick customers into…
AD-ttorneys Law Blog
The Latest FTC Policy Statement Sets Its Sights on Negative Option Marketing
By Linda A. Goldstein, Randal M. Shaheen, Daniel Kaufman
Policy statements are neither rules nor notices of penalty offenses, but when the FTC issues a policy statement discussing an area that has been the subject of a lot of…
Ad Law Access
FTC to Increase Enforcement on Subscription Services
Earlier today, the FTC issued a policy statement warning marketers against using “dark patterns” to trick or trap consumers into subscription services. The statement is primarily intended to assist marketers…
Privacy World
BREAKING: FTC Announces It Will Ramp up Enforcement Against “Dark Patterns” Directed at Consumers
This month, CPW’s Kyle Fath, Kristin Bryan & Elizabeth Helpling explained how data privacy and cybersecurity were Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) priorities. As they wrote, there were “three key areas of…
Privacy World
European Data Protection Board Establishes Cookie Banner Taskforce, Which Will Also Look Into Dark Patterns and Deceptive Designs
As Lucia Hartnett and Bethany Simmonds discuss in greater detail here, "[t]he European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”), a body with members from all EEA supervisory authorities (and the European Data Protection…
Privacy World
EDPB Establishes Cookie Banner Taskforce, Which Will Also Look Into Dark Patterns and Deceptive Designs
By Lucia Hartnett Cabeza, Squire Patton Boggs
The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”), a body with members from all EEA supervisory authorities (and the European Data Protection Supervisor), has recently established a taskforce to coordinate the response…
CyberAdviser
FTC Workshop Signals Increased Regulatory Focus on Dark Patterns
By Philip N. Yannella, Kim Phan, Doris Yuen
On April 29, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a virtual workshop, entitled “Bringing Dark Patterns to Light,” to examine “dark patterns.” In her opening remarks, Acting FTC Chairwoman…
Proskauer on Advertising Law
FTC Workshop: “Bringing Dark Patterns to Light”
By Lawrence Weinstein, Baldassare Vinti, Jennifer Yang, Nicole Sockett, Jessica Griffith
The FTC recently held a workshop titled “Bringing Dark Patterns to Light,” a recording of which can be found at the following link. The workshop centered around exploring the effects…
All About Advertising Law
FTC Holds Workshop on “Dark Patterns” and Seeks Public Comments
By Leonard L. Gordon, Shahin O. Rothermel, Venable LLP
On April 29, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") held a virtual workshop, Bringing Dark Patterns to Light, which discussed the use of "dark patterns," how they impact consumers, and…
Consumer Protection Connection
Addressing Dark Patterns in Online Marketing
By Sheila Millar, Tracy Marshall
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released the final agenda for its first workshop on the use of “dark patterns” online, Bringing Dark Patterns to Light: An FTC Workshop, which…