South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has issued an administrative notice for revisions to its Consumer Protection Guidelines in Electronic Commerce, clarifying when online sales practices constitute illegal dark patterns under the E-Commerce Act. The draft would treat a withdrawal button as hidden if a subscription button appears on the first screen of a cyber mall but the withdrawal option is absent from that screen and the next screen directly linked to it, such as a My Page. Unnecessary identity verification during membership withdrawal, purchase cancellation or contract termination, as well as blocking the next step until a survey is completed, would be classified as interference with cancellation or withdrawal. The revisions also address custom-ordered products, stating that blocking cancellation solely because an item was custom-ordered would constitute interference regardless of whether the seller faces significant damage. The notice period runs through Nov. 26, and the Commission aims to finalize the revisions and implement them by the end of the year. Violations can lead to an operating suspension, although a surcharge is generally imposed instead, capped at revenue related to the violation.