Australia’s consumer regulator will target online marketplaces and sellers trying to manipulate customers using “dark patterns” over the next 12 months under new chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb, who has called for tougher penalties and more proactive safety mechanisms. Ms Cass-Gottlieb, who replaced former chair and digital platform critic Rod Sims in March, named online marketplaces among…

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