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End subscription traps

End subscription traps

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Canceling subscriptions shouldn’t take 23 screens

Some companies make it easy to sign up but hard to cancel, so charges keep coming. This cause backs “click-to-cancel” standards and stronger enforcement so “cancel anytime” is real. Winning means simple online cancellation and real consequences for companies that use subscription traps.

Why this matters now

Small monthly charges add up fast, especially when you think you already canceled. When companies put people through confusing steps or delays, it costs time, money, and trust.

In the FTC’s Uber One case, the agency alleges people were enrolled without consent and faced an unusually hard cancellation path. These tactics can hit seniors and lower-income households harder when recurring charges quietly keep going.

What's blocking progress

A federal click-to-cancel rule was vacated on procedural grounds, so progress is shifting to lawsuits and possible new legislation. Companies also have strong financial incentives to keep cancellation difficult.

Strategies

Choose which strategies should receive funding this cycle.

Litigation

Enforcement litigation against top offenders

Support FTC and state AG cases that seek injunctions, refunds, and penalties for deceptive enrollment and cancellation obstacles (starting with Uber-style pa...

10,829 VOTES42% SHARE OF POOL
10,829 VOTES42% SHARE OF POOL
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Lobbying

Rebuild and codify Click-to-Cancel

Pursue a procedurally robust re-issuance of the Negative Option Rule update and/or pass federal legislation that hard-requires simple online cancellation.

7,220 VOTES28% SHARE OF POOL
7,220 VOTES28% SHARE OF POOL
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Lobbying

State-level automatic-renewal standards

Push states to strengthen auto-renew and cancellation rules and coordinate multistate AG enforcement so the strictest standards become the de facto national...

4,641 VOTES18% SHARE OF POOL
4,641 VOTES18% SHARE OF POOL
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Education

Consumer reporting and education

Make it easy for consumers to spot and report subscription traps, and create a public “hall of shame” to add reputational pressure.

3,094 VOTES12% SHARE OF POOL
3,094 VOTES12% SHARE OF POOL
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