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Politics● Low14m ago · Nov 9, 2026, 3:05 PM

EU to blacklist ten manipulative online design 'traps', leaked draft shows

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from EuroNews [en] · Western Europe

From fake notifications to free trials that quietly turn into paid subscriptions, the Commission’s long-awaited Digital Fairness Act would name and ban the traps that keep users clicking, spending and subscribed.

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