FTC adopts final 'click-to-cancel' rule

by · UPI

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The Federal Trade Commission announced its final "click-to-cancel" rule will go into effect 180 days after it is published in the Federal Register.

The new rule is bringing cheers from consumer advocates, who long charged that companies made it too difficult to cancel products and programs online. Officials said companies have often used misleading language and countless prompts before customers can cancel a subscription.

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