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European Commission submitted Digital Fairness Act including design requirements

On 11 November 2026, the European Commission submitted the Digital Fairness Act (DFA) to the European Parliament and the Council. Under the DFA, traders could not design their websites and apps in ways likely to trick consumers, steer them unfairly,…

  • Digital Fairness Act, European Commission (Official)

Scope

Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Design requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, software provider: other software
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2026-11-11
under deliberation

On 11 November 2026, the European Commission submitted the Digital Fairness Act (DFA) to the Europe…