America's nightmare of never-ending subscriptions
Companies are using shadowy sign-up tactics and difficult cancelation processes to keep Americans trapped in subscriptions.
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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 ...
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 ...
Canceling recurring subscriptions and memberships should get simpler with final FTC rule
The final rule, which will go into effect in about six months, is meant to give people a way out of subscriptions with ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
Government to Punish Companies That Make It Hard to Cancel Subscriptions
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has adopted a 'click to cancel' rule to force companies to make the cancellation ...
How to Cancel a Subscription Online Even When the Company Doesn’t Want You To
You enter some info, punch in those credit card numbers, and shazam! A subscription is born. The reverse isn’t always the case. Many companies make cancelling their services way harder than ...
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 ...
Stopping subscriptions: How “Click to Cancel” works
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Saying goodbye to a subscription- can take months. But that’s about to change. The Federal Trade Commission has just announced a new rule, called “Click to Cancel.” ...