It’s meant to simplify getting rid of that Planet Fitness or Netflix subscription. But conservative courts may block it.

Trade groups for cable providers, online advertisers and other businesses sue to block an FTC rule that would make it easier to cancel subscriptions.

Thanks to a new rule by the Federal Trade Commission, consumers should be able to cut off recurring billing when they want to.

An industry group representing cable and internet providers sued along with two others on Wednesday to block a U.S. Federal Trade Commission rule that requires companies to offer simple cancellation mechanisms for subscriptions.

The FTC adopted a final rule requiring businesses to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions and memberships as it is to sign up.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has introduced a new policy that aims to simplify the often frustrating process of canceling online subscriptions and services.

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission instituted a new rule centered on one of the major problems of the general human condition in 2024, i.e., the whole thing of it being a massive pain in the ass to unsubscribe from basically anything.

Groups representing telecom companies, home security companies, and internet advertisers don’t want to make subscriptions easier to cancel.