US Court nullifies FTC requirement for click-to-cancel

Re:US Court nullifies FTC requirement for click-to-cancel by pona-a on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @07:45AM (#44508808)

So there's a business argument for this regulation. If the consumers feel unsafe giving their credit cards to most companies, they'll spend less on subscription services in total, harming the industry more than they gain from milking zombie customers.

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Re:US Court nullifies FTC requirement for click-to-cancel by whycome on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @09:01AM (#44509524)

Is zombie customer an official term. And how much of their profits are from that sector? Is this like airlines over selling seats?

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Re:US Court nullifies FTC requirement for click-to-cancel by adgjlsfhk1 on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @09:27AM (#44509793)

zombie purchasers is the business model of basically every gym. they lose money on the people that actually show up. the money makers are the people who sign up for a membership, go once or twice and then forget to cancel (or purchased a full year at once)

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Re:US Court nullifies FTC requirement for click-to-cancel by rsanek on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @01:45PM (#44512876)

i mostly use Robinhood virtual cards for services now. if i want to cancel i just cancel the card.

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