Trade Associations Challenge FTC’s Final Click-to-Cancel Rule

Multiple trade associations on Wednesday challenged in federal appeals courts the US Federal Trade Commission’s final “click-to-cancel” rule intended to help consumers more easily end subscriptions.

The Electronic Security Association, Interactive Advertising Bureau, and NCTA—The Internet & Television Association filed their petition for review Wednesday in the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The Chamber of Commerce for the United States and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce filed their challenge Tuesday in the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Both petitions call the FTC’s rule “an attempt to regulate consumer contracts for all companies in all ...