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Re:FTC Announces "Click-to-Cancel" Rule Making It Easier to ... by smt88 on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @11:44AM (#41860422)
For every "you" avoiding subscriptions, there's an idiot like me who has had several $5-10/mo. subscriptions for years because I keep hitting the "call customer service to cancel" wall and procrastinating.
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Re:FTC Announces "Click-to-Cancel" Rule Making It Easier to ... by crazygringo on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @12:43PM (#41861139)
Yup, this is exactly the answer.

It is unfortunately more profitable for them in the end.

Which is precisely why we need these types of consumer protection laws.

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