OECD members: ICPEN and GPEN global internet sweep on dark commercial patterns
Progress
Current status
adopted
09 Jul 2024 adopted
02 Jul 2024 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Republic of Korea
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkiye
United Kingdom
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
other
Timeline of events
Published GPEN Report on deceptive design patterns
On 9 July 2024, the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) published a report on deceptive design patterns. The report identifies deceptive design patterns (DDPs) across websites and mobile apps worldwide and highlights pervasive issues where DDP…
SourceEvent type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body
Published ICPEN Report on dark patterns in subscription services
On 2 July 2024, the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN) published a report on dark patterns in subscription services. The report revealed the pervasive use of dark patterns in online subscription services designed to ma…
SourceEvent type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body