🇳🇱 The Netherlands: Loot Box Regulation
July 2023: The Trimbos Institute report was relied upon by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy to argue before the European Commission in favour of a ban on loot boxes by including it under Annex 1 of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive: Link.
June 2023: Invited to discuss consumer protection issues surrounding video games in an expert roundtable organised by the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets.
May 2023: Invited to discuss loot box regulation using a consumer protection framework with the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets.
December 2021: Cited in the Trimbos Institute report Risico’s voordelen en regulering van videogames [Risks, Benefits and Regulation of Video Games] commissioned by the Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - en Documentatiecentrum (WODC) [Research and Data Centre] under the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security (p. 70): Link.