Digital Fairness Act: Industry Letter on Consumer Protection and Better Regulation

Video Games Europe, the trade body representing the European video game industry, has co-signed a joint industry letter on the forthcoming Digital Fairness Act (DFA). The letter is addressed to two senior European Commission figures: Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice President for Tech Sovereignty, and Michael McGrath, Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection. A March 2026 PDF of the letter is linked from the publication page.

The central thesis is carried by the title: the signatories call for "resetting the trajectory" of the DFA so that consumer protection is effective while remaining consistent with the Commission's simplification agenda and Better Regulation principles. The framing suggests industry concern that the proposed legislation, as currently shaped, risks adding complexity or overlapping obligations rather than delivering targeted, evidence-based protection. The emphasis on simplification signals a preference for streamlined rules and coherence with existing EU consumer and digital law.

The publication page contains only a short summary and a link, so the letter's specific arguments, the full list of co-signatories, and any data or evidence cited are not available in the text. No survey, statistics, or methodology are presented. The scope is EU-wide and tied to the 2026 policy cycle, with the video game sector participating alongside other digital industries in a coordinated advocacy effort. The page sits within Video Games Europe's wider policy work on fair competition, consumer protection, and protection of minors, indicating that the DFA is a priority file for the industry's regulatory engagement in Brussels.