Progress

Current status
adopted
14 Feb 2023 adopted
02 May 2022 processing consultation
21 Mar 2022 in consultation
15 Mar 2022 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
supranational

Timeline of events

14 Feb 2023
adopted

Adopted EDPB Guidelines on deceptive design patterns in social media platform interfaces

On 14 February 2023, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted the “Guidelines 03/2022 on Deceptive design patterns in social media platform interfaces: how to recognise and avoid them (version 2.0)”. The main purpose of the Guidelines is to…

Source
Event type outline
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
02 May 2022
processing consultation

Closed consultation on EDPB Guidelines on dark patterns in social media platform interfaces

On 2 May 2022, the European Data Protection Board closed the consultation on its previously published "Guidelines 3/2022 on dark patterns in social media platform interfaces: how to recognize and avoid them". Specifically, "dark patterns" are user i…

Source
Event type outline
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
21 Mar 2022
in consultation

Opened consultation on EDPB Guidelines on dark patterns in social media platform interfaces

On 21 March 2022, the European Data Protection Board opened a consultation on its previously adopted "Guidelines 3/2022 on dark patterns in social media platform interfaces: how to recognize and avoid them". Specifically, "dark patterns" are user in…

Source
Event type outline
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
15 Mar 2022
under deliberation

Issued EDPB Guidelines on dark patterns in social media platform interfaces

On 15 March 2022, the European Data Protection Board adopted the "Guidelines on dark patterns in social media platform interfaces". Specifically, "dark patterns" are user interfaces on social media platforms that may cause users to make unintended a…

Source
Event type outline
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority