On December 13, 2023, New York Governor Hochul signed two laws, which aim to protect consumers from (1) unwanted subscriptions by requiring notice to consumers for upcoming automatic.
Last week, the FTC filed a civil case against Amazon alleging that the company used “dark patterns” to enroll people in its Prime program. The case continues a pattern initiated by FTC .
The proposed FTC settlement with Epic Games, owner of Fortnite stems from unlawful collection of personal information and illegal use of digital dark patterns to bill Fortnite users for unintentional in-game purchases. In total, Epic Games will be responsible for $520 million.
On September 15, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) held an Open Commission meeting (the Meeting) to present its findings on digital Dark Patterns.