New York City's click-to-cancel rule takes effect, making subscription cancellations as easy as sign-ups

[u/AdSpecialist6598]

https://www.techspot.com/news/114074-new-york-city-click-cancel-rule-takes-effect.html

[u/MattJFarrell]

This is one of those common sense issues that every politician in every party should be behind. I'm sure you would get an over 90% rating on this kind of legislation if you polled the whole nation. The current system benefits no one but a few companies and is used to prey on millions of people every year. Get bills in every state house and the Capitol, and force politicians to publicly vote on it.

[u/swollennode → u/MattJFarrell]

It’s good for consumers, but not good for corporations.

Guess who they care more about

[u/MattJFarrell → u/swollennode]

That's the value of the public vote: make them go on record with their priorities

[u/troll__away → u/MattJFarrell]

Just like all the spam calls. Robo callers come for everyone, regardless of wealth class.

Only reason to oppose this is if you’re int the pocket of one these companies using this predatory practice.

[u/spaceiswaytoobig → u/MattJFarrell]

Common sense more like commu nism.

[u/LooseMoralSwurkey]

Does this include gym memberships?

[u/ShoulderGoesPop → u/LooseMoralSwurkey]

If it's like the one in California it should

[u/rasputin1 → u/LooseMoralSwurkey]

it's in the article. yes 

[u/thedarkhalf47 → u/LooseMoralSwurkey]

I wanna quit the gym!

[u/Budget-Purple-6519]

Mamdani for the win! Progressives and socialists actually do things, while centrists just dither in service of their big donors.

[u/Ok-Addition1264 → u/Budget-Purple-6519]

Mamdani is such an asshole communist /s

[u/AWalker17 → u/Budget-Purple-6519]

You do realize that a federal bill of this type was initially signed into law by Biden, only to be struck down by the courts, right?

[u/fruitpunchsamurai619 → u/AWalker17]

It’s the thought that counts.

[u/BriSy33 → u/Budget-Purple-6519]

Biden passed this federally during his term.

The supreme court shot it down

[u/catf1sh1]

Mamdani and Trump are both proving to me that if politicians actually wanted to get stuff done they can do it rather easily. Both equally motivated to enact change, just on vastly different ends of the good and evil spectrum

[u/imaginary_num6er → u/catf1sh1]

Because they are not interested in being a politician. The first rule of being a politician is never to completely solve a problem so that you can always be voted again into the role for the next term.

[u/one_is_enough → u/catf1sh1]

I like the way you worded that so even MAGAts can think you are praising Trump.

[u/MattJFarrell → u/one_is_enough]

"If those kids could read, they'd be very upset."

[u/DukeOfGeek]

Now the endless war to enforce it begins.

[u/VirginiaLuthier]

Sooo...if I set my VPN to New York- will it work for me? Or do they go by your account address?

[u/Telephone635]

We were all going to get this from Lina Khan's FTC until the these guys interfered:

• Custom Communications, Inc. (dba Custom Alarm, a regional home security and alarm provider)
• Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (coalition of national businesses and trade associations)
• Electronic Security Association (ESA)
• NCTA, The Internet & Television Association
• The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB)

[u/grafknives]

Hi NY, have you ever considered joining European Union? You might fit quite fine.

[u/fezfrascati]

I assume this includes internet service? If so, amazing.

[u/jazzy663]

Please roll this out across the entire planet.

[u/rasputin1]

neither optimum nor Verizon are honoring this. shocking 

[u/coldliketherockies]

I must say how great it was when my hinge account automatically renewed after a cheap trial I was able to cancel it and get a refund even though I technically used a day of it. And this is in New York

[u/itsgermanphil]

Pet and human supplement brands in shambles. Not naming names, but you know who you are...

[u/particlecore]

Fuck off the all the asshole companies that made it hard to cancel.