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US Court nullifies FTC requirement for click-to-cancel

(arstechnica.com)
571 points gausswho | 5 comments | 08 Jul 25 22:42 UTC | HN request time: 1.123s | source
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postalrat ◴[09 Jul 25 04:10 UTC] No.44506272[source]▶
I should be able to go into my bank or card service online. View a list of all my subscriptions. Click on a subscription (or select all). And cancel.

If there is a card that offers this let me know because I'll be switching immediately.

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advisedwang ◴[09 Jul 25 04:52 UTC] No.44506430[source]▶
What about subscriptions where you agreed to a long-term subscription (e.g. for a discounted rate)?
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1. koiueo ◴[09 Jul 25 05:16 UTC] No.44506537[source]▶
Those are usually charged once per agreed period (never seen it any other way)
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2. kalleboo ◴[09 Jul 25 05:51 UTC] No.44506705[source]▶
Adobe is an example where a yearly discounted subscription is billed monthly
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3. rat9988 ◴[09 Jul 25 08:37 UTC] No.44507605[source]▶
They'll have to change their model or implement like a breakup fee depending of what would has been missed if you didn't have a discount.
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4. advisedwang ◴[09 Jul 25 16:53 UTC] No.44512267[source]▶
Cell phone plans often charge monthly but can be years long contracts.
5. advisedwang ◴[09 Jul 25 16:55 UTC] No.44512295{3}[source]▶
Creating a "stop subscription" button within a bank/credit card interface but allowing companies to charge a breakup fee when that gets pressed seems like a recipe for a lot of people to get whacked by big breakup fees they didn't know about.