Canceling subscriptions has to be as easy as signing up, FTC says in a new rule

Federal regulators have finalized the “click to cancel” rule for memberships and subscriptions. Andrey Yelkin/iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Health clubs that demand membership cancellations by certified mail or in person. Cable subscriptions that require lengthy calls to customer service, where representatives aggressively dissuade from cancellation.

Federal regulators say they receive around 70 complaints a day about charges for subscriptions that are either arduous to cancel or that people didn’t realize they accepted in the first place.

Now, a new U.S. rule will require retailers, gyms and other businesses to make canceling subscriptions as easy as

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