{"id":1198046,"date":"2026-02-18T13:54:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T13:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/Au7NndqcgZEMyG6QsuKjcL"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:54:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T13:54:51","slug":"ftc-delays-enforcing-click-to-cancel-rule-that-would-finally-bring-the-hammer-down-on-companies-that-make-it-as-annoying-as-possible-to-cancel-subscriptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ftc-delays-enforcing-click-to-cancel-rule-that-would-finally-bring-the-hammer-down-on-companies-that-make-it-as-annoying-as-possible-to-cancel-subscriptions\/","title":{"rendered":"FTC delays enforcing &#8216;click to cancel&#8217; rule that would finally bring the hammer down on companies that make it as annoying as possible to cancel subscriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever found yourself stuck on the phone trying to cancel an unwanted subscription or end a &#8220;free trial,&#8221; you&#8217;re in luck because the FTC has a new rule to fix that. The only problem? They&#8217;re delaying actually enforcing it.<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/legal-library\/browse\/rules\/negative-option-rule\">&#8220;Rule Concerning Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Plans&#8221;<\/a>, or more simply the &#8220;Negative Option Rule&#8221;, is a regulation passed under the Biden administration late last year that&#8217;s designed to crack down on companies using predatory tactics to try to prevent people from canceling their subscriptions. That includes any practice that makes it significantly harder to cancel a subscription than it was to sign up.<\/p>\n<p>The Negative Option Rule was set to go into effect on May 14, but on May 9, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/05\/ftc-votes-negative-option-rule-deadline\">the FTC voted 3-0<\/a> to delay enforcing compliance until July 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/system\/files\/ftc_gov\/pdf\/negative-option-rule-delay-commission-statement.pdf\">FTC statement<\/a> on the delay claims this was to &#8220;ensure ample time for companies to conform their conduct to the Rule,&#8221; meaning adjust their policies to make cancelling subscriptions easier like the Negative Option Rule requires.<\/p>\n<p>The reluctance to begin enforcing the law might also be due to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/media-telecom\/telecom-group-sues-block-ftcs-click-cancel-rule-2024-10-23\/\">ongoing lawsuits<\/a> from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Interactive Advertising Bureau, the Electronic Security Association, and the Internet and Television Association (NCTA), who are trying to block the Negative Option Rule.<\/p>\n<p>It probably shouldn&#8217;t come as a surprise that cable companies and advertisers aren&#8217;t fans of a law that would force them to make it easier for consumers to save money.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, their pushback against the Negative Option Rule highlights why it&#8217;s necessary. Business practices that make it unnecessarily difficult to cancel recurring charges can be the virtual equivalent of highway robbery, especially when companies are vague or deceptive about what you&#8217;re signing up for\u2014for instance, automatically charging customers for a full year&#8217;s subscription without warning because they didn&#8217;t cancel a &#8220;free trial.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fancy-box\">\n<div class=\"fancy_box-title\">Best of the Best<\/div>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' >\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"QJ7JHgYv6WEL9dHitak4vS\" name=\"BG3 Dark Urge.png\" caption=\"\" alt=\"The Dark Urge, from Baldur's Gate 3, looks towards his accursed claws with self-disdain.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ftc-delays-enforcing-click-to-cancel-rule-that-would-finally-bring-the-hammer-down-on-companies-that-make-it-as-annoying-as-possible-to-cancel-subscriptions.png\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"pinterest-pin-exclude\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Larian Studios)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"fancy-box__body-text\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-games-2025-upcoming-pc-release-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>2025 games<\/strong><\/a>: Upcoming releases<strong><br \/><\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: All-time favorites<br \/><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That&#8217;s not to say that free trials and subscriptions are always predatory. However, anyone who&#8217;s found themself stuck on the phone or in an endless loop of customer service emails trying to get back money from a charge they didn&#8217;t mean to pay knows how costly even one encounter with a shady subscription can be. That&#8217;s what the Negative Option Rule is supposed to prevent.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/legal-library\/browse\/rules\/negative-option-rule\">FTC summary<\/a> states, the rule was &#8220;calculated to combat unfair or deceptive business practices, including recurring charges for products or services consumers do not want and cannot cancel without undue difficulty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Businesses can still offer free trials and as many subscription options as they want. They just can&#8217;t make you jump through hoops and run a lap around Mordor to cancel. Being clear about what consumers are signing up for and respecting their freedom to cancel their subscriptions shouldn&#8217;t be controversial.<\/p>\n<p>The FTC initially gave businesses 180 days already to prepare to comply with the Negative Option Rule. An additional 2 months is generous, but hopefully the FTC doesn&#8217;t continue deferring enforcement. This law might not be popular with business titans, but it&#8217;s the kind of protection consumers have needed for a long time.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/ftc-delays-enforcing-click-to-cancel-rule-that-would-finally-bring-the-hammer-down-on-companies-that-make-it-as-annoying-as-possible-to-cancel-subscriptions\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve ever found yourself stuck on the phone trying to cancel an unwanted subscription or end a &#8220;free trial,&#8221; you&#8217;re in luck because the FTC has a new rule to fix that. The only problem? They&#8217;re delaying actually enforcing it. The &#8220;Rule Concerning Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Plans&#8221;, or more simply the &#8220;Negative Option Rule&#8221;, is a regulation passed under the Biden administration late last year that&#8217;s designed to crack down on companies using predatory tactics to try to prevent people from canceling their subscriptions. That includes any practice that makes it significantly harder to cancel a subscription than it was to sign up. The Negative Option Rule was set to go into effect on May 14, but on May 9, the FTC&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ftc-delays-enforcing-click-to-cancel-rule-that-would-finally-bring-the-hammer-down-on-companies-that-make-it-as-annoying-as-possible-to-cancel-subscriptions\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1198047,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[5491],"class_list":["post-1198046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-gaming-industry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FTC delays enforcing &#039;click to cancel&#039; rule that would finally bring the hammer down on companies that 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