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'Click to Cancel' Protection for Consumers Struck Down by Appeals Court
Federal appeals court blocks FTC's "click to cancel" rule requiring businesses to simplify subscription cancellations, citing ...
US moves to ban shady subscription auto-renewals after FTC court loss
Picking up where the FTC left off, lawmakers announced the Click to Cancel Act, which requires companies to "provide a simple ...
Congress aims to revive ‘Click to Cancel’ subscriptions after judges kill FTC rule
The FTC's attempts to make subscriptions easy to cancel were thrown out at the last minute. Lawmakers are trying to put them back in, but face an uphill battle.
Court Strikes Down FTC’s ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule Aimed at Ending Subscription Traps
A federal appeals court has put a stop to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new rule that would have made it easier for ...
How Big Business killed the ‘click-to-cancel’ FTC rule, which would have saved consumers billions
The FTC's 'click to cancel' rule would have wiped out a practice that allowed some businesses to scam their customers. That's ...
With ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule Dumped, Membership Hassles Persist – But Zen Massage Expands its No-Contract Model
CHARLOTTE, NC / ACCESS Newswire / July 28, 2025 / A sweeping federal court decision this month vacated the FTC’s ...
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Spotify, Netflix, Apple face nervous wait as Democrat lawmakers attempt to revive ‘Click-to-Cancel’ subscription regulation in the US
The new bill would write the FTC’s stalled “Negative Option” rule directly into federal law, bypassing regulatory hurdles.
Court cancels consumer-friendly click-to-cancel rule
A federal appeals court has blocked enforcement of a Federal Trade Commission rule that prohibited companies from making it harder for consumers to cancel.
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Eighth Circuit Vacates the FTC's Click to Cancel Rule, but Federal and State Regulators Likely to Remain Active
On July 8, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) “Click to Cancel” Rule.
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Court Blocks FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule, Leaving Consumers to Navigate Subscription Traps Alone
The collapse of the click-to-cancel rule underscores a harsh reality: the burden of avoiding subscription traps now falls squarely on consumers. With federal protections stalled, state laws and ...
Click-to-Cancel Could’ve Made Canceling Subscriptions Easier: Here’s How to Protect Yourself Without It
Subscription-based business models have become increasingly popular in recent years. According to a 2024 Bango survey of 5,000 U.S. subscribers, the average subscriber has 4.5 ...
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Hiltzik: How Big Business killed the 'click-to-cancel' FTC rule, which would have saved consumers billions
So unsurprisingly, the Federal Trade Commission last year finalized a "click to cancel" rule ... it would have to take no more than two to cancel. In a parallel effort, in 2023, the FTC sued Amazon ...