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

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1737 points pseudolus | 1 comments | 16 Oct 24 13:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source
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coldpie ◴[16 Oct 24 14:19 UTC] No.41859298[source]▶
Passed 3-2 along party lines. Remember this when you're going to vote. Elections matter.
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randcraw ◴[16 Oct 24 14:23 UTC] No.41859355[source]▶
How could ANYBODY vote against this?
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minkzilla ◴[16 Oct 24 14:41 UTC] No.41859615[source]▶
Posted elsewhere in this thread but here is the reasoning why from Melissa Holyoak, who voted no. This rule goes further than just the cancellation mentioned in this article and there are some legitimate concerns with that. It is unclear but I think Melissa Holyoak would have voted yes if it was just the cancellation rule.

https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/holyoak-dissent...

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Workaccount2[dead post] ◴[16 Oct 24 14:55 UTC] No.41859795[source]▶
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1. SoftTalker ◴[16 Oct 24 15:04 UTC] No.41859912[source]▶
Automatic renewal is convenient and appreciated when you like the service.

It's a dark-pattern underhanded dirty trick when you don't.