# Europe wants to ban 'dark patterns' in apps and loot boxes for minors

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Engadget, Nov 11, 2026, 8:29 AM · Read it: <https://www.engadget.com/2313329/europe-wants-to-ban-dark-patterns-in-apps-and-loot-boxes-for-minors/>

Europe's Digital Fairness Act targets digital practices that harm children and push people into spending more.

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- Nov 11, 2026, 8:29 AM: [Europe wants to ban 'dark patterns' in apps and loot boxes for minors](<https://www.engadget.com/2313329/europe-wants-to-ban-dark-patterns-in-apps-and-loot-boxes-for-minors/>) — Engadget (Digital news, United States)
  Europe's Digital Fairness Act targets digital practices that harm children and push people into spending more.