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Norwegian Gov't Consumer Watchdog Calls Out ‘Enshittification’ Of Video Games, Connected Devices
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https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/norwegian-consumer-watchdog-calls-out-enshittification [tomshardware.com]
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Alongside the report, the Forbrukerrådet and 28 co-signers — including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Access Now, and Cory Doctorow — sent an open letter to EU policymakers on February 27, urging stronger enforcement of the Digital Markets Act and the GDPR [tomshardware.com], and pushing back against the European Commission's "Digital Omnibus" package, which the letter argued risks diluting existing consumer protections.
The collective is pushing toward the EU Digital Fairness Act, which the Commission included in its 2026 work program with a proposal expected in Q4 2026. The act is expected to target dark patterns, influencer marketing, addictive design, and unfair personalization across digital products and services.
A public consultation that closed in October 2025 drew roughly 3,000 responses in its first two weeks alone, many from gamers pushing for provisions that would prevent publishers from disabling titles consumers have already purchased — a campaign known as Stop Killing Games.
