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4 thoughts on “New rule aims to help consumers cancel subscriptions, memberships

    1. Yep, people easily getting rid of unwanted or unknown subscriptions clearly a misguided democratic policy soon to be reversed.

    2. Yep, I was surprised to see this article. Something pro-consumer under Trump?!? ! realized it was finalized on 1/14, six days before the chaos and insanity started. If the rule isn’t nulled out with another dictorial executive order, the FTC will be gutted to the point there’s nobody left to enforce it.

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