US EditionOne Tech Tip: 'Click-to-Cancel' Is over, but There Are Other Ways to Unsubscribe
UNITED STATES, JUL 10 – The 8th Circuit vacated the FTC's rule for skipping required preliminary regulatory impact analysis, affecting an estimated 106,000 entities, citing violations of the FTC Act's procedural mandates.
- A federal appeals court vacated the FTC's 'click-to-cancel' rule days before it was set to go into effect in 2024 after a procedural error was found.
- The court ruled the FTC violated law by failing to provide a required preliminary regulatory analysis for a rule impacting over $100 million annually.
- The rule would have required companies to allow online cancellations as easily as signups and disclose free trial and promotion end dates.
- Consumer advocates said companies 'make it easy to click to sign up and withdraw funds,' but cancellations often require time-consuming processes.
- The ruling suggests consumers may face extended difficulties canceling subscriptions, though the FTC continues actions against companies like Amazon for deceptive practices.
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One Tech Tip: ‘Click-to-cancel’ is over, but there are other ways to unsubscribe
A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have made it easier for consumers to end unwanted subscriptions, has been blocked by a federal appeals court days before it was set to go into effect. But there are ways to end those subscriptions and memberships, even if they take some work.
One Tech Tip: 'Click-to-cancel' is over, but there are other ways to unsubscribe
A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have made it easier for consumers to end unwanted subscriptions, has been blocked by a federal appeals court days before it was set to go into effect.
The 8th Circuit Court was right to kill the FTC's 'click-to-cancel' rule
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) highly anticipated "click-to-cancel" rule on Tuesday after the court found that the commission had not followed proper procedures in setting the regulations. The commission announced its notice of proposed rule making in March 2023 to rescue consumers "from seemingly never-ending struggles to cancel unwanted subscription payment plans for everything from c…
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