White House proposes new rules to cancel subscriptions

White House proposes new rules to cancel subscriptions

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The Biden administration is launching a new effort to crackdown on unwanted subscriptions and memberships. The FTC is finalizing a rule that would force companies to make it easier to opt out of a service. The FCC is proposing a new rule to eliminate so called “doom loops” where customers can not get ahold of human customer service agents. “They’re using technology against us. They’re using time against us,” says Robert W…

White House Proposes Making Cancelling Subscriptions Easier

The White House is calling their push the "Time is Money" initiative.

White House moves to make canceling subscriptions and memberships less hellish

The Federal Trade Commission is expected to finalize a so-called "click to cancel" rule to address a major consumer gripe.

White House Pushes New Rules To Simplify Canceling Subscriptions

The Biden administration said the proposed rules will crack down on “all the ways that corporations…add unnecessary headaches and hassles to people’s days.”

Canceling Subscriptions Should Be As Easy As Signing Up, Newly Proposed federal Rule Says

In an effort to beef up protections for consumers against corporations, the Biden administration on Monday announced a handful of policies to crack down on "headaches and hassles that waste Americans' time and money." From a report: Through the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Communic...