

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Why the Digital Fairness Act needs to tackle addictive design
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: organized by AK EUROPA &amp; BEUCAbout this EventThe Brussels Office of the Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour (AK EUROPA) and the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) cordially invite you to the event "Why the Digital Fairness Act needs to tackle addictive design".The Digital Fairness Act is set to address a wide range of practices that are harming consumers, including addictive design. But what is addictive design? How can it be defined and categorised? A new study commissioned by the Austrian Chamber of Labour (AK) and conducted by the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) has developed a scientifically grounded taxonomy, identifying logics and features of addictive design used by major social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube. During this event, the study author, Laura Wiesböck, will present the findings. Afterward, stakeholders and policymakers will discuss how the study findings could inform effective consumer protection measures in the context of the Digital Fairness Act.Guiding questions for the panel discussion:1. What is addictive design and where is it used?2. Why is addictive design harmful?3. Why is the current legal framework insufficient to address addictive design?4. How should the upcoming Digital Fairness Act regulate addictive design?Presentation of the study “ADDICT - Addictive Design in Digital Consumer Technology”:Laura Wiesböck, Study Author and Senior Researcher at the Institute for Advanced Studies ViennaPanel discussion:Kim Van Sparrentak, Member of the European Parliament, Group of the Greens/European Free AllianceMaria-Myrto Kanellopoulou, Head of Unit at DG JUST, European CommissionLaura Wiesböck, Study Author and Senior Researcher at the Institute for Advanced Studies ViennaUrs Buscke, Senior Legal Officer, European Consumer Organisation (BEUC)Louise Beltzung, Consumer Policy Officer, Austrian Chamber of Labour, ViennaModerator: Itxaso Domínguez de Olazábal, Policy Advisor, European Digital Rights (EDRi)The discussion will be followed by a networking reception.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brussels/why-the-digital-fairness-act-needs-to-tackle-addictive-design/100001982354677203
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Business
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Brussels
- **state**: BU
- **country**: Belgium
- **location**: Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU
- **lat**: 50.8434175
- **long**: 4.385844099999986
- **full address**: Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU, Avenue de Cortenbergh 30, Brussels, Belgium

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- **organizer**: AK EUROPA & BEUC (https://allevents.in/org/ak-europa-and-beuc/27503539)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU, Avenue de Cortenbergh 30, Brussels, Belgium
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** AK EUROPA & BEUC
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art, Business
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