Issues Concerning Dark Patterns in Competition Policy and Antimonopoly Act
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This report reviews the specific practices of "dark patterns" that induce consumers to make unintended choices through the display of websites and applications, as well as the status of regulations in Japan and abroad, and summarizes the competition policy concerns, theory of harm, regarding dark patterns and the scope of applicability of the current Antimonopoly Act to various types of acts that are considered to be dark patterns. | CPDP-101-J![]() |