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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: 0.525s | source
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regus ◴[16 Oct 24 14:27 UTC] No.41859410[source]▶
SiriusXM is sweating right now
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meowster ◴[16 Oct 24 15:02 UTC] No.41859880[source]▶
LPT: if you're not a customer but you get their mailing advertisements and want them to stop, create an account with them on their website then update your address to their headquarters.

If you call and tell them to stop, they will only stop for 2 years then resume. Or resume when you take your vehicle to someplace that (re)sells your information to them.

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1. DrillShopper ◴[17 Oct 24 03:46 UTC] No.41866236[source]▶
If you really want to make them stop then take their return postage paid envelope, get a brick, use clear tape to wrap it around the brick, and drop it in the nearest mailbox. They have to pay the difference between the postage they paid and what it costs to have a brick delivered.

You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant (excepting Alice)

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2. meowster ◴[17 Oct 24 19:03 UTC] No.41872739[source]▶
Sounds like a lot more work then just getting them to spam themselves.

The USPS has an FAQ about mailing bricks, but it won't load for me. I do know they are allowed to throw away trash, and they could interpret a brick as trash.