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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: 0.008s | source
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ssharp ◴[16 Oct 24 14:49 UTC] No.41859717[source]▶
My workaround to this has been to email the company telling them I want to cancel. Once I either don't get a reply, or get a reply saying "just call us and we'll cancel!", I dispute the next charge with American Express and have the email record of trying to cancel. I believe they also offer a "stop allowing charges by this merchant" feature that cuts off future charges.
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1. ayberk ◴[16 Oct 24 21:56 UTC] No.41864241[source]▶
The best workaround (imho) is just using virtual cards. My Venture X allows me to create a virtual card on the spot restricted to that merchant where I can also enter an optional lock date. If I want to try something, I just create a new card and set the lock date to the next day. Even if I forget to cancel, good luck charging my card :)
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2. EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK ◴[17 Oct 24 06:03 UTC] No.41866839[source]▶
Ah, that's why many businesses stopped accepting virtual cards now for online payments ...