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FTC announces "click-to-cancel" rule making it easier to cancel subscriptions

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1737 points pseudolus | 2 comments | 16 Oct 24 13:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.419s | source
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Spoom ◴[16 Oct 24 14:19 UTC] No.41859299[source]▶
Does the FTC actually have the power to set rules like this effectively now that Chevron deference isn't a thing? I'd imagine e.g. the New York Times, among others, will quickly sue to stop this, no?
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ezfe ◴[16 Oct 24 14:21 UTC] No.41859333[source]▶
NYTimes already allows cancelling online for most subscriptions, so I imagine this won't be a big issue for them.
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1. boringg ◴[16 Oct 24 14:37 UTC] No.41859540[source]▶
Last time I tried it their process is not easy at all.
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2. heyoni ◴[17 Oct 24 03:44 UTC] No.41866230[source]▶
Same. Certain subscriptions I won't touch if I couldn't go through it with icloud. nytimes and nytimes cooking were up there as the worst offenders.