--- title: "Article 25 — Online interface design and organisation" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32022R2065" source_retrieved: 2026-09-29 shortTitle: "Article 25 — Online interface design and organisation" instrument_type: level1_regulation authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Regulation (EU) 2022/2065" instrument: dsa celex: "32022R2065" regulation: DSA regulation-full: "Regulation (EU) 2022/2065" article: 25 status: in_force object_id: eu.dsa.legal_text.article.25 text_version: "Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, OJ L 277, 27.10.2022" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2065/oj/eng" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-10-26 --- *In force · Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, OJ L 277, 27.10.2022 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2065/oj/eng)* 1. Providers of online platforms shall not design, organise or operate their online interfaces in a way that deceives or manipulates the recipients of their service or in a way that otherwise materially distorts or impairs the ability of the recipients of their service to make free and informed decisions. 2. The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply to practices covered by Directive 2005/29/EC or Regulation (EU) 2016/679. 3. The Commission may issue guidelines on how paragraph 1 applies to specific practices, notably: **(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; **(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; **(c)** making the procedure for terminating a service more difficult than subscribing to it. *** [Chapter III — Due diligence obligations for a transparent and safe online environment](../chapters/iii.md) · [← Article 24](24.md) · [Article 26 →](26.md)