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The FTC wants to make it easier to cancel subscriptions just as streamer cancellations are peaking — read how Disney, Netflix, and more are pushing back (www.businessinsider.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/434525

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Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230713053626/https://www.businessinsider.com/hollywood-streamers-oppose-ftc-proposal-regulation-click-to-cancel-subscription-2023-7

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I just want out of my adobe subscription. Signed up for a free trial and they automaticallyade me into a one year subscription with a $200 cancellation fee when I missed it. Fuck adobe.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Hands down one of the top criminal billing companies around.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve never found a free trial that doesn’t let you cancel it as soon as you activate it without losing access to the trial. Is there a reason why so many people don’t just do this?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just did a week of prime for $2. Can't cancel without losing the rest of the week. But previously when I had it yearly, I was able to cancel as soon as I signed up without losing access.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I always found that they worded it like it would end the trial but on the final cancel button it would specify that you would still have it until the end date. No idea if they’ve changed that recently though.