FTC’s click-to-cancel rule has been struck down by federal judges at the eleventh hour
www.engadget.com
Adoption of the federal requirements to make canceling subscriptions easier were delayed in May.

Not surprised, just disappointed. We went from the most pro consumer WH to what is shaping up to be the worst WH for consumer rights in my lifetime.

  • Absaroka@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25·
    13 hours ago

    Gotta love some hard hitting coverage by Engadget, followed immediately by “Best Amazon Prime Day 2025 deals.”

    • dan1101@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      12 hours ago

      I have the same problem with Wired. They have some great content, interspersed with articles that are basically ads for Amazon. Gotta pay the bills I guess.

      • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        101·
        11 hours ago

        The sad reality is that good journalism is expensive but no one wants to pay for it.

        Even we, the readers who benefit from it, rarely want to actually pay for it.

        • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
          7·
          10 hours ago

          I think it’s kind of a cold start, bootstrap, problem. I don’t want to pay for journalism when I don’t have faith it’ll be good, but since no one’s paying for it it’s not good

      • Absaroka@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        10 hours ago

        Perhaps. Looks like both CNN and NBC News have “stories” on their front pages as well.

    • dogslayeggs@lemmy.world
      2·
      9 hours ago

      It is absolutely hilarious how bad their site is during big daddy’s minor sale. An entire week of no news just, “50 cents off this humidifier.”