Two Senators Introduced Bill to Ban “Dark Patterns”
Two U.S. Senators, Mark Warner (Democrat – Virginia) and Deb Fischer (Republican – Nevada), have introduced a bill that, if passed into law, would prohibit large online platforms from using deceptive user interfaces, known as “dark patterns” to trick consumers into handing over their personal data. The Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act would ban online social media