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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: 0.33s | source
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hypercube33 ◴[16 Oct 24 14:17 UTC] No.41859267[source]▶
Honestly, this is the best thing if it changes the worst experience I've had cancelling something - Gyms. They make it crazy easy to sign up, but a pain in the ass to stop being a member (for example, if you move and forget to cancel good luck - they want you to come in and talk to the manager in a lot of cases)
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wnolens ◴[16 Oct 24 14:38 UTC] No.41859559[source]▶
In these cases, can we not issue a chargeback via our credit card? Or put some sort of block on transactions from a particular source?

Seems silly to just accept virtually un-cancellable terms.

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1. invaderzirp ◴[16 Oct 24 15:56 UTC] No.41860610[source]▶
Because a chargeback is for some sort of fraud, and as scummy as crap like this is, it usually doesn't count. It's not a universal "I want this charge to stop" tool. A human WILL review it, and you WILL get dinged, up to and including account termination, if you do it too much and too frivolously.