IAB, Cable Lobby, Others Ask Court To Block Click-To-Cancel Rules

The Interactive Advertising Bureau, cable industry lobbyists and others asked a federal appellate court to block the Federal Trade Commission's new click-to-cancel rules, which aim to make it easier for consumers to end subscriptions to newspapers, gyms, retailers and other businesses. Those rules require companies to offer subscribers a simple cancellation mechanism, and let consumers cancel subscriptions through the same medium that was used to purchase them. In practice, those requirements mean that companies that let people use an online platform to subscribe must also let people cancel online. The regulations are slated to take effect in 2025. The Interactive Advertising Bureau, NCTA -- The Internet & Television Association, Michigan Press Association, Chamber of Commerce and other groups argue in papers filed with the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals that the FTC lacked authority to issue the rules.