Democrats are desperately trying to revive the click-to-cancel rule

The article discusses the efforts by Democratic lawmakers to revive the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) "click-to-cancel" rule, which was blocked by an appeals court on procedural grounds. The rule would have required subscription services to allow customers to cancel as easily as they signed up. Democratic lawmakers have taken multiple approaches to try to reinstate the rule. They have introduced legislation to codify the rule through a congressional vote. Additionally, a group of seven Democratic senators, led by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), have written a letter to the Republican FTC Chair, Andrew Ferguson, urging him to reinstate the rule. The article highlights the Democrats' determination to revive the "click-to-cancel" rule, which they believe would provide greater consumer protection and make it easier for customers to cancel subscription services.
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