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

Click-to-Cancel rule makes it easier for consumers to cancel subscriptions, memberships

Click-to-Cancel rule makes it easier for consumers to cancel subscriptions, memberships INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — With a click of a button, signing up for a membership or a subscription is easy, but cancellation can be complicated. Now, a new Federal Trade Commission rule called “Click-to-Cancel” allows for consumers to cancel subscriptions and memberships easily. If you register online, you can cancel online. If you sign up in-person, you can also…

New FTC rule aims to make it easier to cancel subscriptions

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- 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. "Not being able to cancel any subscriptions, especially for months at a time, that can really add up," Jon Donenberg from the National Economic Council said.  To help address that, the Federal Trade Commission says it will now require businesses to make it…

The FTC is making it easier to cancel subscriptions. Here’s what to know.

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.

The End of Subscription Creep: New FTC Rule Simplifies Canceling Subscriptions

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FTC rule seeks to make it easier to cancel subscriptions

The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday, Oct. 16, its final “click-to-cancel” rule, targeting businesses that make it difficult for customers to cancel subscriptions and memberships. The rule requires retailers, streaming services, gyms and other subscription-based sellers to “make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up.” In March 2023, the FTC announced its “click-to-cancel” rule proposals. That announ…

FTC 'Click-To-Cancel' Rule Makes It Easy To End Subscriptions: What It Means For Netflix, Planet Fitness And More - Planet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

The FTC finalized a rule on Wednesday aimed at making it easier for consumers to cancel subscriptions they no longer want. Here's what to know: