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US Court nullifies FTC requirement for click-to-cancel

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575 points gausswho | 1 comments | 08 Jul 25 22:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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pjmlp ◴[09 Jul 25 09:47 UTC] No.44507998[source]▶
The consumer protection laws are so bad the other side of Atlantic.

Most European countries, have their own version of consumer protection agencies, usually any kind of complaint gets sorted out, even if takes a couple months.

If they fail for whatever reason, there is still the top European one.

Most of the time I read about FTC, it appears to side with the wrong guys.

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delfinom ◴[09 Jul 25 11:02 UTC] No.44508495[source]▶
Not the FTC's fault.

The problem is US congress has not functioned for 2 decades. They no longer pass actual laws. This means the FTC is stuck reinterpreting their existing powers to try and squeeze out regulation that they can but that's it.

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sneak ◴[09 Jul 25 11:51 UTC] No.44508861[source]▶
If the FTC can’t do what the FTC is supposed to do, then that is the FTC’s fault for continuing to exist. It’s unfit for purpose and should be shut down.
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1. sorcerer-mar ◴[09 Jul 25 12:42 UTC] No.44509358[source]▶
Even if we were to accept your premise (if broken, throw out), it's still Congress that decides whether the FTC exists or not.