The Digital Fairness Act is an upcoming legislative proposal from the European Union. It has not been tabled yet but is expected to be presented by Michael McGrath, Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and Rule of Law. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has explicitly made reference to this future regulation in 2024 after nominating McGrath. Furthermore the Commission acknowledged the potential need for a Digital Fairness Act in their final report on the Digital Fairness Fitness Check published on October 3rd 2024. The European Parliament called for the need for additional consumer protections regarding addictive design on digital platforms in their Resolution on Addictive Design adopted on December 12th 2023. These two key documents (Commission’s report on Digital fairness, and Parliament’s resolution on Addictive design) are expected to be used as the basis for the Digital Fairness Act.

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