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United States of America: Announced FTC Amendments to Negative Option Rule

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Announced FTC Amendments to Negative Option Rule

On 23 March 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking announcing amendments to the Negative Option Rule. Specifically, the FTC aims to introduce "click to cancel" requirements for platforms to incorporate in the…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User/subject right
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2023-03-23
under deliberation

On 23 March 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking announc…

2023-04-24
in consultation

On 24 April 2023, the public consultation opened on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) amendments t…

2023-06-23
processing consultation

On 23 June 2023, the public consultation closes on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) amendments to…

2024-10-16
adopted

On 16 October 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalised the "Click-to-Cancel" rule, which …

2025-05-09
adopted

On 9 May 2025, the Federal Trade Commission voted to extend the compliance deadline for the amended…

2025-07-08
revoked

On 8 July 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated in full the Feder…