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Updated California and FTC Auto-Renewal Regulations Take Effect

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In the fall of 2024, California and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) amended their respective auto-renewal regulations. The amendments detail new and largely parallel disclosure, consent, and cancellation requirements for...more

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FTC Delays Enforcement of Amended Negative Option Rule

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On May 9, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted unanimously to delay enforcement of most portions of its amended Negative Option Rule (rule) by 60 days, shifting the compliance deadline for these portions from May 14 to...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FTC Extends Compliance Deadline for Negative Option or ​“Click to Cancel” Rule, but Indicates Intent to Enforce as Written in July

Late Friday, the FTC announced that the Commission had voted 3-0 to extend the compliance deadline for the to-be-effective provisions of the Negative Option Rule, formerly known as the ​“Click to Cancel Rule.” While the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule to Take Effect on May 14, 2025, Despite Litigation

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Companies with B2C or B2B recurring payment programs that include negative option terms should review their disclosure, consent, and cancellation practices to ensure compliance with the rule....more

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Cancellation Practices Back in the Spotlight as Click-to-Cancel Rule Looms

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Our Consumer Protection/FTC Group investigates the implications of a Federal Trade Commission complaint against Uber alleging deceptive billing and cancellation practices under the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FTC Files Consumer Protection Complaint Against Uber for Deceptive Billing and Cancellation Practices

On April 21, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had filed a complaint against Uber Technologies, Inc. and Uber USA LLC (collectively, Uber), a rideshare and delivery company. Among other things, the...more

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FTC Makes Clear It Will Continue Regulating Subscription Services and Signals Enforcement Priority for Negative Option Rule in...

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This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit in federal court against rideshare and delivery company Uber for allegedly deceptive subscription practices, including making it unreasonably difficult to cancel....more

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Negative Option and Continuity Marketing

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The Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general, and class action plaintiffs continue to scrutinize negative option and continuity offers, including automatic renewals, free-to-pay conversions, and continuity programs....more

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Cleo AI Settles with FTC for $17 Million for Alleged Misleading Practices and Autorenewal Violations

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In one of the first settlements since the new administration took office, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a $17 million monetary judgment with Cleo AI to resolve allegations that Cleo violated Section 5 of the...more

Vedder Price

An Offer You Can’t Refuse: The FTC’s New “Click-to-Cancel” Rule

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On January 14, 2025, the first part of the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) update to the Negative Option Rule went into effect. Negative options are contract terms that allow a seller to interpret a customer’s silence or...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

New Year, New Regulations: 2025 Brings Significant Developments to Federal and State Automatic Renewal Laws

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is credited with the maxim, “The only constant in life is change.” Suffice it to say: automatic renewal laws (ARLs) are no exception. As subscriptions and memberships for goods and...more

Lerman Senter PLLC

What the FTC's Click to Cancel Rule Means for Subscription Services

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Subscription-based services are a lynchpin of the services industry and the current focus of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new “click to cancel” rule. Responding to customer complaints focusing on the difficulty of...more

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California Expands “Dark Pattern” Automatic Renewal Legislation

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On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced the final FTC “Click-to-Cancel” Rule pertaining to recurring subscriptions and memberships. The Federal Trade Commission is not the only regulatory agency that...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

The FTC’s New "Click-to-Cancel" Rule: Simplifying Subscription Cancellations for Consumers

On October 16, 2024, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a significant update to its regulations governing negative option programs. This new “click to cancel” rule aims to make it easier for consumers to cancel a...more

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FTC ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule Requires Canceling Recurring Charges to Be as Easy as Signing Up

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued its Final Rule requiring businesses subject to its authority to establish equivalency between the ease of signing up and canceling subscriptions, memberships, and other...more

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FTC Announces Final “Click-to-Cancel” Recurring Subscriptions and Memberships Rule

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On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced a final “click-to-cancel” rule that will require sellers to make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign-up. Most of the final rule’s...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

FTC Finalizes “Click-to-Cancel” Rule 18 October 2024

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized amendments to the Negative Option Rule, now retitled the “Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Programs“ (“Rule”), which represents a significant...more

Venable LLP

Fast VAST Update: California Proposes Sweeping Changes to Autorenewal Law

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Last week, California's legislature proposed amendments to its Automatic Renewal Law (ARL) to tighten the already-strict requirements for autorenewal, negative option, and continuous service offers. The law would impose new...more

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Your 2024 Outlook: California’s Enforcement Trends and New State Laws Governing Automatic Renewal Programs

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It’s that time of year again. Regardless of what you call them—subscriptions, negative option programs, automatic renewals, or continuous service offers—states are continuing to enact and enforce new laws with increasingly...more

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Massachusetts Proposes Fee Disclosure Regulations Targeting “Junk Fees” and Automatic Renewal Contracts

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On November 30, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced proposed regulations that would require businesses to clearly disclose the total price of a product at the time it is presented to consumers,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: Brand Protection & Advertising Law News - June 2023 - 2

Blurred Lines: NAD Says Supplement Company Must Add Conspicuous Disclosures When Editorial Content Is Advertising - Once again, the National Advertising Division has examined the increasingly blurry line between...more

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Roundup of FTC Consumer Protection Matters of Interest to Digital Advertisers: April 2023

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In April 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced a number of consumer protection actions and inquiries involving an important U.S. Supreme Court Ruling regarding the ability of defendants in FTC and SEC actions to raise...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

3rd Circuit: Card renewal notices not subject to TILA itemization requirements

On April 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld the dismissal of a putative class action suit claiming a national bank’s failure to itemize fees in its credit card renewal notices violated TILA and...more

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FTC Compliance Attorney Discusses Agency’s Dramatic Proposed Updates to Recurring Subscriptions and Memberships

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The Federal Trade Commission recently announced a proposed a “click to cancel” provision requiring sellers to make it as simple for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to enroll. According to the FTC, if...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Negative Option Practices Under Increased Scrutiny in the US

Retailers and service providers with US business operations should take note: the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is increasing its scrutiny of negative option marketing activity to combat unfair or deceptive practices related...more

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