![]() ![]() I almost always only want a one year or initial subscription to a newspaper (online) etc., but in the last 3 years, only one online news media source allowed me to do that and I had to ask (by email) if that option was available before being told that it was. Does the FTC really want public comments?Īlso if the regulation doesn't address the issue of automatic renewals for subscriptions-i.e, allowing no opportunity to say NO, I don't want automatic renewal WHEN the person initially signs up for the subscription then it's failing to provide an essential protection. How about making it EASY TO COMMENT? Rather then making it unnecessarily time-consuming? The article doesn't even mention the number of the proposed regulation or in any way make it easy to find it. Last time I did use a gov't link that I thought would take me to the specific reguiation being considered, I had to go through about 5 pages to find it. They do not belong to or represent views of the Federal Trade Commission. ![]() Opinions in comments that appear in this blog belong to the individuals who expressed them. To protect your privacy and the privacy of other people, please do not include personal information. The comments posted on this blog become part of the public domain. We don't edit comments to remove objectionable content, so please ensure that your comment contains none of the above. To file a detailed report about a scam, go to. We won’t post comments that include personal information, like Social Security numbers, account numbers, home addresses, and email addresses.We won’t post threats, defamatory statements, or suggestions or encouragement of illegal activity.We won’t post comments that include vulgar messages, personal attacks by name, or offensive terms that target specific people or groups.We won’t post off-topic comments, repeated identical comments, or comments that include sales pitches or promotions.We expect commenters to treat each other and the blog writers with respect. We review all comments before they are posted, and we won’t post comments that don’t comply with our commenting policy. But keep in mind, this is a moderated blog. Your thoughts, ideas, and concerns are welcome, and we encourage comments. The purpose of this blog and its comments section is to inform readers about Federal Trade Commission activity, and share information to help them avoid, report, and recover from fraud, scams, and bad business practices. To comment, check out and, in the meantime, if you’re stuck in a trial, auto-renewal, or subscription that makes you feel, well, stuck, check out this advice from the FTC. The rule is still a proposal, and the FTC will soon be taking comments from anybody interested. It also proposes to tell companies to clearly explain to people what they’re buying, make sure they know what they’re agreeing to, and make it as easy to cancel as it was to sign up. In response, the FTC proposes to set requirements that it could enforce to stop more kinds of bad behavior. These are some types of reports the FTC hears: especially the frustration with not being able to stop the thing you don’t want anymore. The same goes for that free trial you tried to cancel but Other Company still kept charging you, month after month, for a service you tried and decided it wasn’t for you. But when Company decides that, no, they’re still gonna send you dog food, no matter what you say (or until you jump through a million hidden hoops), that’s a problem. In non-legal, non-salesy terms, negative options are the set-it-and-forget-it of the purchasing world: you, Company, will keep sending me that dog food ‘til I say stop. That’s what the FTC is asking as it’s proposing to expand an existing rule to provide people with more protections when they want to cancel a negative option. But what about when you want to cancel? How is that working for you? Helpful, keeps you from having to remember to pay every month, lets you try new stuff for free. You get your regular shipments of dog food, have your gym membership set to auto-renew each month, and have a free trial subscription to some genealogy site. Identity Theft and Online Security Show/hide Identity Theft and Online Security menu items.Unwanted Calls, Emails, and Texts Show/hide Unwanted Calls, Emails, and Texts menu items.Money-Making Opportunities and Investments.Jobs and Making Money Show/hide Jobs and Making Money menu items.Credit, Loans, and Debt Show/hide Credit, Loans, and Debt menu items.Shopping and Donating Show/hide Shopping and Donating menu items. ![]()
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