• [telecom] FTC proposes simple "click to cancel" requirement

    From danny burstein@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 23 14:06:45 2023
    [FTC press release]

    Federal Trade Commission Proposes Rule Provision Making it Easier for
    Consumers to "Click to Cancel" Recurring Subscriptions and Memberships

    Proposal seeks to make it as easy to cancel enrollment as it was to
    sign up

    March 23, 2023

    The Federal Trade Commission today proposed a "click to cancel"
    provision requiring sellers to make it as easy for consumers to cancel
    their enrollment as it was to sign up. That is just one of several
    significant updates the Commission is proposing to its rules regarding
    subscriptions and recurring payments. The new click to cancel
    provision, along with other proposals, would go a long way to rescuing
    consumers from seemingly never-ending struggles to cancel unwanted
    subscription payment plans for everything from cosmetics to newspapers
    to gym memberships.
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    rest: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/03/federal-trade-commission-proposes-rule-provision-making-it-easier-consumers-click-cancel-recurring

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