{"id":125323,"date":"2026-11-06T11:38:39","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T10:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceadigilaw.org\/?p=125323"},"modified":"2026-11-06T11:38:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T10:38:46","slug":"denmark-portugal-spain-urge-digital-fairness-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceadigilaw.org\/ar\/blog\/denmark-portugal-spain-urge-digital-fairness-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Denmark, Portugal and Spain urge an ambitious Digital Fairness Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"cea-blog-resumen\">\n<p><strong>In brief<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Denmark, Portugal and Spain have written to the European Commission asking for an &#039;ambitious and effective&#039; Digital Fairness Act, according to Rapporteur (5 November 2026).<\/li>\n<li>They want addictive design, influencer marketing, personalised recommendations and &#039;fairness by design&#039; addressed.<\/li>\n<li>The Commission is expected to present the proposal on 11 November; it will be only a proposal, with no legal effect yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Denmark, Portugal and Spain have asked the European Commission for a strong Digital Fairness Act (DFA), according to a letter seen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rapporteur.com\/news\/denmark-portugal-and-spain-call-for-ambitious-digital-fairness-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rapporteur<\/a> on 5 November 2026. It matters because the Commission is expected to present its proposal on 11 November, and Member State positions will shape the negotiations that follow.<\/p>\n<h2>What the three countries ask for<\/h2>\n<p>According to the reporting, the three states want the DFA, the planned reform to strengthen online consumer protection, to be &#8220;ambitious and effective&#8221; and to protect consumer autonomy. The letter warns that businesses&#8217; growing ability to influence behaviour creates &#8220;new asymmetries&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>They specifically ask for action on influencer marketing and addictive design. <a href=\"https:\/\/unn.ua\/en\/news\/three-eu-countries-called-for-stronger-online-consumer-protection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNN<\/a>, citing the same letter, adds that they also want rules on features meant to maximise time spent or encourage compulsive spending, coverage of personalised recommendations and engagement mechanisms, &#8220;fairness by design&#8221;, and more user control.<\/p>\n<h2>Background<\/h2>\n<p>The letter says the DFA should build on existing EU digital rules to close gaps. Spain had already backed the initiative in June in a separate paper. Separately, a group of academics, including scholars from Denmark, Portugal and Spain, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beuc.eu\/letters\/joint-call-ambitious-digital-fairness-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued a joint call in March 2026<\/a> for the DFA to protect people of all ages, including minors, seniors and persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission&#8217;s text will be a proposal only: it must pass through the European Parliament and the Council before becoming law, and application would come later.<\/p>\n<h2>Our view at CEA Digital Law<\/h2>\n<p>The Euro-American Committee of Digital Law &#8211; CEA Digital Law welcomes a debate that focuses on design, not only on consumer information. Dark patterns, personalisation and addictive features are rarely fixed by a more visible notice. A fairness-by-design duty will need clear technical criteria to be verifiable.<\/p>\n<p>We suggest three questions for the debate. First, coherence with the Digital Services Act and data protection law, to avoid overlaps. Second, coordinated enforcement: national authorities differ in resources, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/eprs.europarl.europa.eu\/contents\/publications\/EPRS\/2026\/10\/EPRS_BRI(2026)791529.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Parliamentary Research Service<\/a> notes. Third, the external dimension: in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa, where digital consumer reforms are under discussion, the European model can be a reference, adapted to local realities. We will need to read the 11 November text before assessing it.<\/p>\n<h2>Sources<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"cea-blog-fuentes\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rapporteur.com\/news\/denmark-portugal-and-spain-call-for-ambitious-digital-fairness-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rapporteur: Denmark, Portugal and Spain call for ambitious digital fairness rules<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unn.ua\/en\/news\/three-eu-countries-called-for-stronger-online-consumer-protection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNN: Three EU countries called for stronger online consumer protection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beuc.eu\/letters\/joint-call-ambitious-digital-fairness-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BEUC: Joint call for an ambitious Digital Fairness Act<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eprs.europarl.europa.eu\/contents\/publications\/EPRS\/2026\/10\/EPRS_BRI(2026)791529.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPRS: Towards a digital fairness act<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"cea-blog-firma\"><em>CEA Digital Law<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three Member States urge the European Commission to deliver an ambitious Digital Fairness Act ahead of the proposal expected on 11 November. 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