{
  "id": 19485523,
  "title": "Digital Fairness Act: EU Commission wants to make online subscription cancellations easier",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/digital-fairness-act-eu-kommission-will-abo-kundigungen-im-internet",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-11T11:10:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/digital-fairness-act-eu-kommission-will-abo-kuendigungen-im-internet-erleichtern/100268231.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The EU Commission wants to make it easier for consumers to cancel online subscriptions. The proposed Digital Fairness Act aims to strengthen consumer rights in areas such as ticket sales, online shopping, and video games. The Commission estimates that these measures could save EU consumers up to €13.7 billion annually. The proposal also targets \"dark patterns\" used by companies to manipulate consumer behavior and aims to ensure that companies provide clear information and do not use deceptive practices. Additionally, the Commission wants to give consumers the right to opt out of features such as endless scrolling and automatic video playback on social media.",
  "summary": "The European Commission wants to reform consumer protection on the Internet. The Digital Fairness Act, which has now been presented, is intended to strengthen consumer rights.",
  "key_points": [
    "EU-Kommission proposes Digital Fairness Act to simplify internet subscription cancellations",
    "Dark patterns in contract cancellation processes to be eliminated",
    "Commission aims to save up to 13.7 billion Euros annually for EU consumers"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}