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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

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€2mLargest single case: Deghi S.p.A.
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23 Jun 2026 Deghi S.p.A.Deghi: 2 million EUR for endlessly renewing countdown discounts ItalyMisleading advertising and pricing €2m

From January 2024 to December 2025, the online retailer advertised time-limited discounts with countdown timers which, once they had expired, restarted with a new timer on identical terms. The AGCM classified this artificial scarcity as a particularly insidious dark pattern and imposed a fine of 2 million EUR.

What organisations can take from it

A countdown must genuinely expire – an automatically restarting timer creates misleading scarcity.

Relevance to training and awareness

False urgency and countdown timers in online marketing

Authority / court
Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM)
Area of law
Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
Legal basis
Codice del Consumo (pratiche commerciali scorrette)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Retail and e-commerce
Published
25 Jun 2026

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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