Media Advisory
FTC to Host Virtual Workshop to Examine Digital Dark Patterns
| WHAT: | The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission will host a virtual workshop to examine digital “dark patterns,” a range of potentially deceptive or unfair user interface designs used on websites and mobile apps. |
| WHEN: | Thursday, April 29, 2021, 10:30 a.m. ET – 4:30 p.m. ET |
| WHERE: | The workshop will be held online. A link to view the workshop will be posted the morning of the event to ftc.gov and the event page. |
| WHO: | The workshop will feature opening remarks by FTC Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., as well as five panel discussions. |
| TWITTER: | The event will be tweeted live from the FTC’s Twitter page () using the hashtag . |
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