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Federal Trade Commission Announces Final “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Making It Easier for Consumers to End Recurring Subscriptions and Memberships (www.ftc.gov)
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[–] kurushimi@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I’m hoping this will prevent toxic gym membership cancellation practices

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago

It mandates that subscriptions that begin with a click must be able to end with a click.

I’m guessing gyms will just remove online signup from their websites.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

in my experience those are usually contracts you sign for a period of time. might not be able to get around that.

[–] 667@lemmy.radio 19 points 1 month ago

There are ones with clauses that say “cancel any time” and then when you actually try to cancel they make it a substantial pain.