European Union: 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 interfaces on social media platforms that may cause users to make unintended and harmful decisions on how their personal data are processed. The Guidelines 3/2022 provide examples of dark patterns and include best practices and recommendations for user interfaces designers on how to detect and avoid dark patterns and thereby promote the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation.