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Homeaglow to Pay $2.3 M over Auto-Renewals and Review Claims
The same week the FTC announced that Shutterstock had agreed to pay $35 million to settle a suit over its automatic renewal and cancellation practices, the Washington AG secured a $2.25 million settlement with…
Shutterstock to Pay $35 Million Over Auto‑Renewal and Cancellation Practices
According to a complaint filed by the FTC, when the FTC filed a lawsuit against Adobe over its subscription practices in 2024, people at Shutterstock took notice. When an employee referenced the lawsuit in a Slack…
NYC Proposes a Click-to-Cancel Rule
Within days of taking office this year, New York City Mayor Mamdani signed an executive order entitled Fighting Subscription Tricks and Traps, which directed the City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection…
FTC Relaunches Negative Option Rulemaking with New Questions, New Branding
Eight months after the Eighth Circuit vacated the FTC's 2024 "Click to Cancel" Rule, the Commission is starting over by issuing a new Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("ANPRM") yesterday that seeks public comment…
FTC Quietly Reopens Click to Cancel Rulemaking in Response to Petition
In July, the Eighth Circuit vacated the FTC’s “Click to Cancel Rule.” Since then, the FTC has continued to challenge cancellation practices under other authority. For example, in September, the FTC announced a $7.5…