ban dark pattern designs, which are common design patterns that deliberately confuse, deceive, or manipulate users into agreeing to a feature or behaving in a certain way. Agency by design would also require proportionality of effects, wherein the effect of the technology on the user is proportional to the purpose and benefit to the user. In other words, there would be a prohibition on undue influence in platform design, where there are enduring and disproportionate effects, such as addictive designs or consequential mental health issues.
