Editing Federal Trade Commission (section)

==== Junk fees, high prices, and the "click to cancel" subscription rule ====
In October 2023, the FTC proposed a new rule that would ensure that the cancellation process of subscription services is as easy as the process of signing up.<ref>Godoy, Jody [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ftc-takes-subscription-traps-with-click-cancel-rule-2024-10-16/ "FTC takes on subscription traps with 'click to cancel' rule"] ''Reuters'', October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Narea |first=Nicole |date=2024-08-13 |title=Biden wants to free you from all those subscriptions you meant to cancel but didn't |url=https://www.vox.com/policy/366838/biden-subscription-membership-junk-fees |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=Vox |language=en-US}}</ref> On October 16, 2024, the FTC announced the new rule, dubbed "click to cancel", requiring companies to make subscription services "as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up."<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Mastrangelo |first=Dominick |date=2024-10-16 |title=FTC to implement rule making it easier to cancel subscriptions |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4936175-federal-trade-commission-subscription-cancellation/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Selyukh |first=Alina |date=October 16, 2024 |title=Canceling subscriptions has to be as easy as signing up, FTC says in a new rule |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/10/16/nx-s1-5154814/click-to-cancel-subscriptions-memberships-ftc-rule |access-date=October 16, 2024 |work=NPR}}</ref> Khan said in an interview that the new rule is designed so that if consumers signed up online, they must also be able to cancel on the same website in the same number of steps.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-16 |title=FTC moves to take the 'frustration' out of canceling subscriptions for consumers |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/making-it-easier-to-cancel-subscriptions-ftc-lina-khan-interview-rcna175607 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> The rule’s final provisions will go into effect 180 days after it is published in the [[Federal Register]].<ref name=":4" /> On May 9, 2025 the FTC voted to delay enforcing compliance on the "Click to cancel" provision until July 14, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-11 |title=FTC delays enforcing 'click to cancel' rule that would finally bring the hammer down on companies that make it as annoying as possible to cancel subscriptions |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/ftc-delays-enforcing-click-cancel-183815120.html |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}</ref> 

It also targeted airlines and credit card companies over [[junk fees]] and high prices.<ref name=":3" /> The rule for junk fees which covers, businesses selling live-event tickets and short-term lodging, requires disclosing total price upfront, and no misrepresentations about fees and charges, went into effect on May 12, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adele |first=Chilekasi |date=2025-05-11 |title=Federal Trade Commission's crackdown on junk fees goes into effect this week, here's how you can save money - CBS Pittsburgh |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/ftc-hidden-fee-and-junk-fee-crackdown/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>