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Gaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 年前

Federal Trade Commission Announces Final “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Making It Easier for Consumers to End Recurring Subscriptions and Memberships

www.ftc.gov

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Federal Trade Commission Announces Final “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Making It Easier for Consumers to End Recurring Subscriptions and Memberships

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Gaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 年前
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    I’ll give it about two weeks before some random court in Texas tries to block it.

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      I’m judge JimBob and I suddenly have a great interest in whatever I was told to because I deeply care about the people was definitely not given millions in stock for large companies

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    Hopefully this sticks. IMO, movie studios need to keep attracting customers or the whole film industry will stay dead.

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    Is this the first anti-Dark-Pattern rule in existence? If so I’m hoping more like it comes soon.

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      Already exists in Germany

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    Big W change. EU should try to copy this idea.

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      I think EU law already prevents this, at least this has never been an issue in the multiple member states I lived in.

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        Yep, usually it has to be as easy to cancel as it was to sign up

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      Living in the EU and Latin America, I can safely say this has never been an issue before with the exception of Proton Mail which took me 8 confirmations and 5 retries

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