Click to Cancel Remains on Hold. Here's How to Protect Yourself in the Meantime

Click to Cancel remains on hold. Here's how to protect yourself in the meantime

Senate Democrats are now pushing to revive the click-to-cancel rule, which would require businesses to simplify the process of canceling everything from streaming services to gym memberships.

Democrats are desperately trying to revive the click-to-cancel rule

Democratic lawmakers are taking multiple routes to try to revive the Federal Trade Commission's "click-to-cancel" rule after an appeals court blocked it on procedural grounds right before it was set to take effect. Democrats already introduced legislation earlier this month to codify the rule, which would require subscription services to let customers cancel as easily as they signed up, through congressional vote. But now a group of lawmakers ar…

FTC’s “click-to-cancel” rule blocked, but consumers still have options - 41NBC News

(CNN)- A federal court has blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s “click-to-cancel” rule, halting a measure that would have made it easier for consumers to cancel memberships and subscriptions. The policy was set to take effect earlier this month, but a U.S. appeals court stopped its implementation, saying the FTC failed to conduct a required cost-benefit analysis. Rule would have applied to streaming, gyms, free trials The now-paused rule, back…