New rule makes it easier to cancel subscriptions
The FTC Is Making It Easier to Get out of Online Subscriptions
As the FTC announced today, the final “click-to-cancel” rule will require any company selling a recurring subscription online to make it as easy to cancel as it was to sign up in the first place. The rule will go into effect about six months from now.
FTC adopts ‘click to cancel’ rule to make it easier to end subscriptions, mirroring California law
A divided Federal Trade Commission adopted a powerful rule Thursday that requires companies to make it just as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up for one.
Canceling subscriptions has to be as easy as signing up, the FTC says in a new rule
The "click-to-cancel" rule, now finalized by the Federal Trade Commission, aims to make it easier to cancel subscriptions and memberships. Companies argue that the agency overstepped its authority.
FTC takes on subscription traps with 'click to cancel' rule
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission adopted a final rule on Wednesday requiring businesses to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions and memberships as it is to sign up, in the agency's last major rulemaking before the Nov.
FTC's click-to-cancel rule finalized making subscriptions easier to cancel
Raise a glass, because the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized its "Click to Cancel" rule. The rule, set to take effect soon, aims to protect cons
FTC moves to take the 'frustration' out of canceling subscriptions for consumers
Lina Khan, who leads the agency, said the rule is designed so that if consumers signed up online, they should be able to cancel in the same number of steps.
FTC ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule Finalized to End Recurring Subscriptions Easily
The Federal Trade Commission finalized a rule Wednesday requiring companies make recurring subscriptions as easy to cancel as they are to sign up for.
New ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Ruling Makes It Easier to End Recurring Subscriptions in US Thanks to FTC and 16k Public Comments
The Federal Trade Commission this week announced a final ‘Click-to-Cancel’ rule that will require sellers to make cancelling their enrollment “at least as easy to use” as the sign-up process. “Too often,
FTC finalizes 'Click To Cancel' rule to make cancelling subscriptions easier for consumers
The Federal Trade Commission has finalized its "Click to Cancel" rule, making it easier for consumers to cancel subscriptions.
Avoid the ‘Doom Loop’: New rule makes it easier to cancel subscriptions
The Federal Trade Commission approved a new rule this week that should make it easier for you to cancel a subscription you no longer want.
New FTC rules aim to make it easier to cancel subscriptions
The Federal Trade Commission is issuing new regulations that make canceling subscriptions as easy as it is to sign up for them amid increasing complaints about the obstacles companies impose when users try to unsubscribe.
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Companies are using shadowy sign-up tactics and difficult cancelation processes to keep Americans trapped in subscriptions.
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Canceling subscriptions has to be as easy as signing up, FTC says in a new rule
The "click-to-cancel" rule, now finalized by the Federal Trade Commission, aims to make it easier to cancel subscriptions and ...
Subscribed Online? You’ll Soon Be Able To Cancel Online, Too, FTC Says.
Companies will be required to give customers a way to cancel subscriptions that's as easy as the way they signed up, under a ...