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FTC Finalizes “Click to Cancel” Rule; Brings Vast Changes and New Risks to Subscription Plans, Repeat Delivery Offers
FTC Finalizes "Click to Cancel" Rule, Introducing Major Changes for Subscription Services
The FTC has released its final rule on negative option marketing, mandating clear disclosures, express consent, and easy cancellation ("Click to Cancel") for subscription plans. This new rule impacts all businesses offering auto-renewals, free trials, and repeat delivery services, significantly altering compliance requirements. Learn about the key provisions and how they may affect your business.
California Updates Its Automatic Renewal Law (Again)
Automatic renewals continue to be a big priority for state regulators. When companies work to develop strategies to comply with the growing patchwork of specific state laws in this area, they often start by looking at…
FTC Challenges Adobe's Subscription Practices
Adobe needs no introduction. It makes the software that enables many of our readers to view this complaint and it makes the software that enables many of our non-readers to touch up photos to make themselves appear…
What We Learned From … NAAG’s Director of the Center for Consumer Protection
What trends are shaping consumer protection in 2024? From kids on social media to fake reviews and junk fees, state AGs are working across state (and partisan) lines on initiatives that promise to mold the consumer…
NY AG Gets Serious Over Cancellation Practices
Last month, the New York AG filed a lawsuit against Sirius XM Radio, alleging that the company “sells subscriptions that are easy to purchase, and extremely difficult to cancel.” Consumers who want to cancel their…