FTC Delays Subscription Cancellation Rule

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FTC pushes the enforcement of its 'click-to-cancel' rule back to July

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The Federal Trade Commission has delayed enforcement of a new "click-to-cancel" rule.

The rule aims to make the process of canceling subscriptions less of a nightmare.

Some parts of the updated Negative Option Rule went into effect on January 19 , but the enforcement of certain provisions were deferred to May 14 by the previous administration.

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