By Adrianne Appel2024-10-17T12:59:00
After years of public comments and changes, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a final “Click to Cancel” Rule Wednesday.
The long-awaited rule takes aim at the common, business practice of automatically renewing customer subscriptions, free trials, memberships and other recurrent payment programs. The rule requires a customer’s express consent before they can be charged and prohibits practices that make it difficult for a customer–whether a family or another business–to cancel.
The Click to Cancel Rule has been vehemently opposed by the International Franchise Association, the Interactive Advertising Bureau and other trade organizations.
2025-08-21T18:58:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against LA Fitness’ parent companies, citing difficulties canceling memberships, a month after a court blocked the agency’s click-to-cancel rule.
2025-08-14T18:07:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Match.com, the online dating site, will pay $14 million and make changes to its membership terms to settle allegations that it made cancellations difficult and made misrepresentations to members, the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday.
2025-07-16T13:21:00Z By Ian Sherr
Two senators introduced a bipartisan bill to create new rules for subscription-based businesses, aiming to increase transparency and fairness after a federal judge blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s “click-to-cancel” rule from nearly two years ago.
2025-10-15T19:43:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
Under the Trump administration, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration have been hellbent on eliminating synthetic food dyes from food and beverage products, forcing a jarring and costly overhaul with cascading impacts on the operations of the entire industry.
2025-10-08T20:08:00Z By Ruth Prickett
Private companies that are keen to trade their shares but do not wish to become listed have gained another way to trade their shares. The U.K. government completed its initial review and published rules for the system in June.
2025-10-03T21:24:00Z By Adrianne Appel
While the Trump administration may have shifted away from pursuing small, white-collar, financial crimes, its focus on health care fraud cases is as hot as ever.
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