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Privacy legislation in twenty-one states (including Oregon) includes the right to opt out of the sale and sharing of personal data, and most of these laws require companies to provide clear, easy-to-use opt-out mechanisms for consumers to exercise their rights. EPIC's report finds that many prominent online platforms’ opt-out processes utilize manipulative design patterns, which are deceptive, manipulative, coercive, or exploitative design choices that undermine consumers’ ability to make choices that reflect their true preference and intentions.

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Good Luck Opting Out: Manipulative Design Patterns in Opt-Out Processes EPIC’s report Good Luck Opting Out: Manipulative Design Patterns in Opt-Out Processes by Justin Sherman, EPIC Scholar in Residence, and Caroline Kraczon, EPIC Counsel, investigates whether the consumer opt-out processes provided by major online platforms use manipulative design patterns to make it...

Ultraprocessed Foods in the USA: Recommended Definitions and Policies – Healthy Eating Research released a report with recommendations to help policymakers and advocates address the harms of ultraprocessed foods (UPF) in the United States.
🍎🥦🍌🫐 Developed by a diverse panel of experts, the recommendations offer a clear, practical way to identify UPF for policy purposes and outline policy options to reduce the widespread availability and consumption of UPFs in the U.S.

Explore the recommendations and executive summary HERE:
https://healthyeatingresearch.org/research/ultraprocessed-foods-in-the-u-s-recommended-definitions-and-policies/