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Regulation (EU) 2016/679.\n3. <a id=\"p-3\"></a>The Commission may issue guidelines on how paragraph 1 applies to specific practices, notably:\n\n    <a id=\"p-3-a\"></a>**(a)** giving more prominence to certain choices when asking the [recipient of the service](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/dsa/recipient-of-the-service) for a decision;\n\n    <a id=\"p-3-b\"></a>**(b)** repeatedly requesting that the recipient of the service make a choice where that choice has already been made, especially by presenting pop-ups that interfere with the user experience;\n\n    <a id=\"p-3-c\"></a>**(c)** making the procedure for terminating a service more difficult than subscribing to it.\n\n***\n\n[Chapter III — Due diligence obligations for a transparent and safe online environment](../chapters/iii.md) · [← Article 24](24.md) · [Article 26 →](26.md)\n"}