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MORE: FTC ban on worker noncompete agreements blocked by federal judge. Under the so-called "click-to-cancel" rule, if customers decide to enroll in a subscription online or through an app in one ...
FTC ‘click to cancel’ rule faces legal challenges. Industry and trade groups say “click to cancel” places too many burdens on businesses, and they are suing to block the FTC from enforcing it.
The final "click to cancel" rule prohibits sellers from:misrepresenting any material fact made while marketing goods or services with a negative option feature;failing to clearly and conspicuously ...
In 2023, the FTC proposed a new rule that would ensure that the cancellation process of subscription services is as easy as the process of signing up. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] On October 16, 2024, the FTC announced the new rule, dubbed "click to cancel", requiring companies to make subscription services "as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as ...
The Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act): The FTC Act prohibits companies from engaging in unfair or deceptive practices, including those related to in-app purchases. These practices include failing to clearly disclose the costs of purchases, making it difficult for consumers to cancel purchases, and encouraging mass spending. [1]
In March 2023, the United States Federal Trade Commission fined Fortnite developer Epic Games $245 million for use of "dark patterns to trick users into making purchases." The $245 million will be used to refund affected customers and is the largest refund amount ever issued by the FTC in a gaming case. [41]
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission adopted a final rule on Wednesday requiring businesses to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions and memberships as it is to sign up, in the agency's last major ...
The FTC has, however, undertaken efforts to evaluate industry self-regulation practices, [17] provides guidance for industry in developing information practices, [18] and uses its authority under the FTC Act to enforce promises made by corporations in their privacy policies. [19]