Days before a new federal rule that would make canceling subscriptions easier was to go into effect, a US federal appeals court has shot the proposal down., In October 2024, the FTC amended the 1973 Rule by a 3-2 vote, adding provisions that bar sellers from misrepresenting material facts and require disclosure of material terms, express consumer consent, and a simple cancellation mechanism. 16 C.F.R. § 425 (the “Rule” or “final Rule”)., The rule would have required retailers, gyms and other businesses to provide cancellation methods for subscriptions, auto-renewals and free trials that convert to paid memberships that are "at , A "click-to-cancel" rule, which would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships, has been blocked by a federal appeals court just days before it was set to go into effect., A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships, has been blocked by a federal appeals court just days before it was set to go into effect., By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court blocked a rule that would have required businesses to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions and memberships as it is to sign up, saying the agency .