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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: 0.207s | 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. eclipticplane ◴[16 Oct 24 22:15 UTC] No.41864377[source]▶
> I believe they also offer a "stop allowing charges by this merchant" feature that cuts off future charges.

Yes, but you have to call or chat them. It's quick, but I'd _much_ prefer a way in app / website to block a merchant.