There was a rulethat was close to being enacted by the FTC that had to do with that, the “click-to-cancel” rule. It was supposed to go into effect 2 weeks ago.
It would have required companies to “make it as easy to cancel, as it was to sign up” for tons of things in the US.
It said that companies had to provide an easy way to cancel, that took equally long as signing up or less, AND via the same medium. So companies couldn’t make you call to cancel if you signed up online.
Unfortunately, it was stopped by the 8th circuit court, who deemed it “outside the FTC’s authority” which is absolute bullshit, that’s why they exist.
I really hope it manages to get pushed through somehow, because so many companies are just the absolute worst scumbags and constantly getting away with it.
edit: it’s not quite the same as deleting an account, i realize that. it still would have enabled a lot of these ‘services’ to get shut down easily.
Can’t even find information on the FTC site that shows it was blocked.
All I found were actions that appear to me to be the FTC equivalent of pardons for exxon and shell executives who had been banned from being ceo’s, i’m sure because they were horrible people, yet now are allowed to be ceo’s again. i didn’t read too closely though, i might be wrong and hope i am but i wont kid myself, it’s probably worse than i imagine.