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Loot boxes, influencers, and addictive features face an EU crackdown

By AI Tool Hub Analyst
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Loot boxes, influencers, and addictive features face an EU crackdown
"Gaming, social media, and e-commerce platforms are facing a fresh wave of sweeping European Union rules that aim to make "your online experience fairer." The newly proposed Digital Fairness Act (DFA) published by the EU Commission on Wednesday is designed to tackle practices that exploit consumers into spending more of their time and money online, including misleading prices or availability, addictive design features like gaming loot boxes, undisclosed influencer marketing, and more. "The Act wi"

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