FTC introduces proposal to make US subscriptions easier to cancel
by Lauren Aratani from US news | The Guardian on (#6A3W0)
Regulators plan to put an end to businesses tricking' customers into paying for services they no longer want
It is one of the ires of the digital age: signing up for a new subscription can be done in a few clicks, but cancelling it later is often difficult and can sometimes feel almost impossible.
Now the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is trying to change that for customers in a new proposal that would require companies with customers on recurring payment programs to offer easy online cancellation.
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