
Democrats are desperately trying to revive the click-to-cancel rule
Lauren Feiner
created: July 22, 2025, 7:59 p.m. | updated: July 23, 2025, 12:33 p.m.
Democratic lawmakers are taking multiple routes to try to revive the Federal Trade Commission’s “click-to-cancel” rule after an appeals court blocked it on procedural grounds right before it was set to take effect.
“Putting this commonsense consumer protection in place is vital to foster competition, innovation, and fairness,” wrote the lawmakers, including Sens.
But Democrats’ insistence on reviving it shows they believe it to be a politically winning consumer protection issue, a position some Republicans might also come around to.
Trump broke Supreme Court precedent to fire the two Democratic commissioners at the agency earlier this year, removing what could be key votes for the click-to-cancel rule.
“Consumers deserve protection from subscription traps and it is time for the FTC to reinstate the rule to do just that.”
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