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Federal Trade Commission Announces Final “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Making It Easier for Consumers to End Recurring Subscriptions and Memberships

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Submitted ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Gaywallet@beehaw.org⁩ to ⁨technology@beehaw.org⁩

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/10/federal-trade-commission-announces-final-click-cancel-rule-making-it-easier-consumers-end-recurring

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  • TehPers@beehaw.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ll give it about two weeks before some random court in Texas tries to block it.

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    • scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m judge JimBob and I suddenly have a great interest in whatever I was told to because I deeply care about the people was definitely not given millions in stock for large companies

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  • demesisx@infosec.pub ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Hopefully this sticks. IMO, movie studios need to keep attracting customers or the whole film industry will stay dead.

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  • AssaultPepper@monero.town ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Is this the first anti-Dark-Pattern rule in existence? If so I’m hoping more like it comes soon.

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    • manucode@infosec.pub ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Already exists in Germany

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  • moon@lemmy.cafe ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Big W change. EU should try to copy this idea.

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    • HK65@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I think EU law already prevents this, at least this has never been an issue in the multiple member states I lived in.

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      • MaggiWuerze@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yep, usually it has to be as easy to cancel as it was to sign up

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