Court strikes down FTC's 'click-to-cancel' rule for subscriptions

An appeals court has struck down the Federal Trade Commission's "click-to-cancel" rule requiring businesses to make it as easy for consumers to cancel subscriptions as it was to sign up, citing flaws in the rulemaking process.
上訴法院以法規制定程序存在瑕疵為由，駁回了聯邦貿易委員會的「點擊取消」規定，該規定要求企業必須讓消費者取消訂閱服務的流程與當初註冊時同樣簡便。

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit noted that the FTC did not issue a preliminary regulatory analysis of the costs and benefits of the rule, which was set to take effect on July 14. The analysis is a requirement for rules that will have an annual effect on the national economy of $100M or more.
美國第八巡迴上訴法院指出，聯邦貿易委員會未針對該規則發布成本效益的初步監管分析，該規則原定於 7 月 14 日生效。按規定，凡對國家經濟產生年度影響達 1 億美元或以上的規則，皆須進行此項分析。

"While we certainly do not endorse the use of unfair and deceptive practices in negative option marketing, the procedural deficiencies of the commission's rulemaking process are fatal here," the court's per curiam opinion read.
"法院全體無異議意見書指出：『儘管我們絕不認同負面選項行銷中使用不公平與欺騙性手段，但委員會法規制定程序的程序瑕疵在此具有致命影響。』"

"Excusing the commission's noncompliance with Section 22 [of the FTC Act] could open the door to future manipulation of the rulemaking process," it added.
"為聯邦貿易委員會未遵守《聯邦貿易委員會法》第 22 條的行為開脫，恐將開啟未來操弄法規制定程序的大門。"

The rule was passed under former Democratic Chair Lina Khan as part of a crackdown on deceptive subscription practices. "The FTC's click-to-cancel rule isn't going into effect for one reason: the Biden FTC cut corners and didn't follow the law. Process matters," said FTC Commissioner Mark Meador.
該法規在前任民主黨籍主席莉娜·汗任內通過，旨在打擊欺騙性訂閱亂象。「點擊取消規則無法生效只有一個原因：拜登政府領導的聯邦貿易委員會走捷徑且未遵守法律。程序很重要。」聯邦貿易委員會委員馬克·米多強調。

The Chamber of Commerce and a trade group - representing major media firms including Disney (NYSE:DIS), Paramount (NASDAQ:PARA) and Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) - were among those that sued to block the rule. Other trade groups representing online advertising, insurance, and gyms also pushed back against the rule.
商會及代表迪士尼（NYSE: DIS）、派拉蒙（NASDAQ: PARA）和康卡斯特（NASDAQ: CMCSA）等大型媒體公司的貿易團體，均提起訴訟要求撤銷該規定。代表線上廣告、保險及健身產業的其他行業組織也對該規定提出抵制。