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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
Key Takeaways - - Beginning May 14, businesses offering "negative option features" can incur significant financial penalties for each violation of the FTC’s “click-to-cancel” rule. - The rule imposes obligations related to...more
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
In January 2025, prior to President Donald Trump's inauguration, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its Click to Cancel Rule (Rule). This regulation requires additional disclosures, consents and simple cancellation...more
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
Ending speculation and uncertainty about whether new leadership at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would repeal or continue to defend the agency’s Negative Option Rule, which regulates offerings such as autorenewal of...more
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
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently finalized and issued a new rule governing negative option features, like subscription or membership agreements with automatic renewal and recurring payment options. The rule,...more
Starting this year, there are a swath of new state and federal consumer protection laws that have already or will soon go into effect, impacting a broad range of businesses across industry types. Whether you are an...more
On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a revision to its negative option rule. The rule, formally entitled the “Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Programs,” is a...more
On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final “Click to Cancel” Rule (the Rule) as a part of its ongoing review of its 1973 Negative Option Rule. The FTC revised the Rule to provide additional...more
On today’s episode of AD Nauseam Amy and Daniel talk about the new FTC Negative Option Rule....more
The FTC updated its Negative Option Rule last month and gave it a new name to emphasize the expanded scope of programs to which it applies. It will now be the “Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option...more
After a multi-year process that was initiated in 2019, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has officially brought the 1973 Negative Option Rule into the 21st century, but not without opposition. The FTC has announced a...more
On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its Final Rule revising its Negative Option Rule, now known as the Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Programs (the Rule). The...more
In an era where subscriptions are just a click away, getting out of them often frustrates consumers. Responding to that frustration, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revised its existing Negative Option Rule, now retitled...more
Earlier this week, we discussed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final amendments to the Negative Option Rule, now retitled the Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Programs. These amendments,...more
On October 16, the FTC issued its final amendments to the Negative Option Rule, which now applies to all negative option programs and includes a “click to cancel” provision intended to make it easier for consumers to cancel...more
What’s Happening? On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) finalized a rule that, once effective, requires businesses to provide their customers with an easy method of cancelling or terminating “negative...more
In March 2023, we discussed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at making it easier for consumers to cancel recurring subscriptions and memberships. The proposed rule was part of...more