The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released its long-anticipated Negative Option Rule. The rule defines a negative option feature as “a ...
For companies who offer recurring subscriptions, it is important for them to understand the Federal Trade Commission’s recently finalized ...
Telecom, advertising, and newspaper lobbying groups have filed multiple lawsuits to block the Federal Trade Commission's ...
Business owners soon will need to give their customers an easy way to cancel their subscriptions or risk big penalties. The ...
The FTC recently approved a new rule that makes it easier to cancel recurring subscriptions or memberships, which are referred to as “negative option” programs. These include offers where consumers ...
And finally, canceling services in person must always be optional. To comply with the rule, businesses offering "negative option marketing" such as subscriptions, automatic renewals, and free ...
The FTC will update its 1973 Negative Option Rule after receiving more than 16,000 complaints from the public about subscription services' unfair practices. Companies will be prohibited from using ...
The rule, approved in a 3-2 vote, will apply to almost all “negative option” programs in any media. That’s where consumers are automatically charged for goods and services unless they ...
It's a bit overdue, but a welcome change nonetheless. But it goes beyond this change, as it pertains to services with a "negative option" feature (a business practice where a company can decide to ...
The rule expands the FTC’s restrictions on “negative option” offers, which automatically start, renew or expand a service unless a consumer takes action to stop it. Examples include free ...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday announced that it finalized its "click to cancel" rule that will require companies to make it easier for consumers to cancel their subscriptions.
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