The Federal Trade Commission adopted a final rule Wednesday that will require businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships.



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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. 5 election.

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The Federal Trade Commission adopted a final rule Wednesday that will require businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships. The “click-to-cancel” rule will prohibit retailers and other businesses from misleading people about subscriptions and require them to obtain consumers’ consent before charging for memberships, auto-renewals and programs linked to […]

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The Federal Trade Commission has adopted a rule that will require businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships

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The FTC unveiled its final “click-to-cancel” rule, which requires businesses provide a way for consumers to cancel subscriptions that’s as easy as it is to sign up.

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The Federal Trade Commission issued new click-to-cancel rules Wednesday, hoping to crack down on businesses that make it tough to stop subscriptions.

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By Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — In today’s digital landscape, signing up for a service usually only takes a couple of clicks of a button. But opting out of a plan can prove to be much harder. The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday moved to change that. The FTC unveiled its final “click-to-cancel” rule, which requires businesses provide a way for consumers to cancel their subscriptions that is just as easy as it is to sign up. That includes everyt…

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The agency’s “click to cancel” rule requires that subscription services can be canceled in as many steps as it takes to sign up for them.

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Retailers, gyms and other businesses are now required to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions as to sign up.

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The Federal Trade Commission is taking steps to make it easier for consumers to cancel digital subscriptions. The department will soon implement a “final click to cancel rule,” it announced Wednesday, which will require sellers to make it “as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up.” Most of the…

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FTC ratifies 'click-to-cancel' rule, making it easier for consumers to end subscriptions

FTC ratifies 'click-to-cancel' rule, making it easier for consumers to end subscriptions

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