Under the FTC’s “Click to Cancel” rule, businesses would’ve had make it as easy to cancel subscriptions as it is to sign up. An appeals court has now struck that measure down.
Not really American anyway to cancel. Gotta support the corps.
Streaming Subscriptions May Get Tougher to Cancel
Submitted 3 weeks ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to technology@lemmy.zip
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Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
GaMEChld@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If companies make cancelling a pain, you can use Privacy.com to make virtual cards that are easy to disable or limit as you see fit. Downside is it’s basically debit passthrough, so no credit card points or protection, but still can be handy situationally.
BrikoX@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Big limitation with privacy.com is that it requires US bank account.
GaMEChld@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Ah, fair! Didn’t think of that.
TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Many credit cards also offer virtual cards for this exact reason.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
[deleted]SnortsGarlicPowder@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Netflix net income was $8.7bn last year.
hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
🏴☠️ Ahoy, maties.
01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
Now, why would anyone choose to cancel wearing the trihat?
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 3 weeks ago
What type of logic is this? Because rules didn’t force them to make it easier it will get harder?
13igTyme@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Does putting a stop payment no longer work? That’s always been a nice “fuck you, let me cancel” option.
moistclump@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Doesn’t that only work on pre authorized payments from a bank account, not a credit card?
thesmokingman@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
The biggest issue with this is the “contract” you “sign” when you do pay. Usually there are terms that let companies come after you. See Creative Cloud, Planet Fitness, and other movers in the “fuck you pay me” subscription world.