The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a final "click to cancel" rule that aims to simplify the process of ending subscriptions and...

Tired of jumping through hoops to cancel that streaming service you barely use? This new FTC rule will make canceling a subscription as easy as signing up for one.

Subscriptions are getting much easier to manage thanks to the new FTC "Click to Cancel" rule that blocks companies from deceptive or malicious tactics that keep customers from canceling.

WASHINGTON - Ever been trapped into paying for a subscription or membership you no longer want or need but can't cancel? Breaking up with your gym or streaming service is about to get a little easier. The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday adopted a “click to cancel” rule that requires businesses to make it as easy to cancel a service as it was to sign up. Signed up online? Click to cancel. Signed up in person? Cancel online or over the phone. “Too often, businesses make people jump through endless hoops just to cancel a subscription,” commission Chair Lina Khan said in a statement. “Nobody should be stuck paying for a service they no longer want.” Under the new rule that will take effect in the coming months, businesses must get consent for subscriptions, auto-renewals and free trials that convert to paid memberships. Canceling the services has to be “at least as easy” as signing up, with no tricks or traps, the FTC said. The FTC rule is part of President Joe Biden’s efforts to crack down on “junk fees.”…

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 rulemaking before the Nov. 5 election. From a report: The "click to cancel" rule requires retailers, gym...

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.

The U.S. FTC adopted a final rule requiring businesses to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions and memberships as it is to sign up.

The new set of rules will go into effect in 180 days, with some beginning as soon as 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.

The FTC introduces a new 'click-to-cancel' rule that makes it easier than ever to end unwanted subscriptions

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 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is implementing its “click-to-cancel” rule, which will require sellers to make it as easy to cancel a subscription as it was to sign up.

It 'will end these tricks and traps, saving Americans time and money'

On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission agreed to ratify its "Click-to-Cancel" rule in a 3-2 vote. Click to Cancel (C2C) is almost identical to California's law. At...

The rule will go into effect in about six months and seeks to save consumers “time and money,” according to the Federal Trade Commission.

The FTC has announced the "Click To Cancel" set of rules to make it easier to unsubscribe from plans and services via online.

New rule requires businesses to make subscribing and cancelling subscriptions equally simple.

Thanks to the FTC, streaming services like Netflix can no longer use shady methods to discourage subscribers from canceling their memberships.

The new rule intends to force businesses to "make it as easy for people to withdraw from your program as it was to sign up."

While FTC boss Lina Khan certainly has had some growing pains, she’s fought for consumer protection and antitrust reform in a way that U.S. regulators haven’t seen for the better part o…