The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants to end these unfair and deceptive practices and give consumers greater control over their subscriptions. On Oct. 16, the commission approved the final version of a new “Click to Cancel” rule that requires businesses to make their cancellation processes “at least as easy to use” as their sign-up methods.

ToplineThe Federal Trade Commission will soon implement a rule making it easier for consumers to cancel their subscriptions and memberships, according to an announcement Wednesday, effectively clamping down on companies who complicate the cancellation process and threatening them with civil penalties if they continue to do so.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission adopted a final rule on Wednesday requiring businesses to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions and memberships as it is to sign up, in the agency's last major rulemaking before the Nov.

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Tired of jumping through hoops to cancel that streaming service you barely use? This new FTC rule will make canceling a subscription as easy as signing up for one.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a “click-to-cancel” rule that is expected to change how companies handle subscription cancellations. The regulation, taking effect 180 days after Federal Register publication,

The new rule also tries to prevent sellers from charging for services simply because the user failed to take action, such as forcing payment after a free trial period.

A divided Federal Trade Commission adopted a powerful rule Thursday that requires companies to make it just as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up for one.

Canceling subscriptions can be a huge hassle. The FTC is trying to take the stress out. Consumers who sign up for subscriptions and memberships online have learned that canceling is often a far more complicated process than the sign-up.