10/23/2024

The FTC's New 'Click to Cancel' Rule Will Make Consumers' Lives Much Easier

Canceling a subscription is about to get easier

Can we give the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a "Hallelujah" for its new "click-to-cancel" rule?

This is how good government should work: eliminating business practices that frustrate consumers to the point they want to swear.

The FTC recently approved a new rule that makes it easier to cancel recurring subscriptions or memberships, which are referred to as “negative option” programs. These include offers where consumers agree to automatic billing after trying something out at a discount or free, or in some cases when they are enrolled without their knowledge or consent. Billing stops only after they take some action to cancel. That’s where the “negative” part comes in.

Please select this link to read the complete article from The Washington Post.