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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: 0s | source
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ajkjk ◴[16 Oct 24 14:37 UTC] No.41859541[source]▶
There are so many things like this that have needed fixing for such a long time. The fact that something is happening, even slowly, is so heartening.

If your reaction is wondering if this is legal then you should be interested in the passing of new laws that make it unequivocally legal. Society should be able to govern itself.

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TheCraiggers ◴[16 Oct 24 14:41 UTC] No.41859610[source]▶
Agreed. The fact that multiple companies are springing up with the main selling point being "help you cancel subscriptions you thought you already cancelled" should be a wake up call to the legislature that this problem has gotten out of hand.
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FireBeyond ◴[16 Oct 24 16:53 UTC] No.41861231[source]▶
One that stung me the other day, Amazon, a $152 charge showing up on my card.

Realized that it was an annual renewal of Prime. No email notification or anything. Dig around, there is an option to get a reminder email, but it defaults to off.

This is a growing trend too, reduced or no notification of renewal, even on annual subscriptions, so you get hit with a three digit charge out of nowhere (not that it's not our responsibility to track these things, but many of us do so less than we'd like).

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1. bluGill ◴[16 Oct 24 17:12 UTC] No.41861416[source]▶
I refuse to sign up for subscriptions in many cases for that reason. Same reason I won't sign up for 6 months no payments or interest for things I'm buying - by paying cash I ensure I won't forget to pay in 6 months and then just get the minimum payment withdrawn. Large parts of the world are built to scam you and they know how to make scams seem like a good deal.