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

Mar 23, 2023 0 Replies
[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. ====== rest:

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