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'Dark patterns' – how the DSA draft on platform design needs to be improved

The social media news feed that never ends. The pop-up on the booking page that screams to users "74 people are watching this too! There are only 3 offers left!". The privacy settings page or account deletion page that can only be found after a marathon of clicks: These are all corporate design decisions that define the everyday online lives of millions of people. At best, such design practices are just annoying. At worst, they are intrusions on people's freedom of choice in the name of maximizing attention and profit. That's why the European Digital Services Act ("DSA") for tech platforms needs to explicitly focus on design issues.

By Redaktion Table

AI regulation: Parliament wants to process dossier at lightning speed

The European Parliament is beginning the real work on the artificial intelligence regulation: One committee meeting follows the next. The lead rapporteurs have presented an ambitious timetable. However, given the many open points, it is questionable whether this can be adhered to.

By Eugenie Ankowitsch