Nemeski to TechnologyEnglish • 1 month agoFederal Trade Commission Announces Final “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Making It Easier for Consumers to End Recurring Subscriptions and Membershipswww.ftc.govexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1274arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]news
arrow-up1272arrow-down1external-linkFederal Trade Commission Announces Final “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Making It Easier for Consumers to End Recurring Subscriptions and Membershipswww.ftc.govNemeski to TechnologyEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square12fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]news
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish38•1 month agoI’m hoping this will prevent toxic gym membership cancellation practices
minus-square@disguy_ovahealinkEnglish32•1 month agoIt mandates that subscriptions that begin with a click must be able to end with a click. I’m guessing gyms will just remove online signup from their websites.
minus-square@acosmichippolinkEnglish8•1 month agoin my experience those are usually contracts you sign for a period of time. might not be able to get around that.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish19•1 month agoThere are ones with clauses that say “cancel any time” and then when you actually try to cancel they make it a substantial pain.
I’m hoping this will prevent toxic gym membership cancellation practices
It mandates that subscriptions that begin with a click must be able to end with a click.
I’m guessing gyms will just remove online signup from their websites.
in my experience those are usually contracts you sign for a period of time. might not be able to get around that.
There are ones with clauses that say “cancel any time” and then when you actually try to cancel they make it a substantial pain.