dantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoCable Firms to FTC: We Shouldn’t Have to Let Users Cancel Service With a Clickwww.wired.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1750arrow-down17
arrow-up1743arrow-down1external-linkCable Firms to FTC: We Shouldn’t Have to Let Users Cancel Service With a Clickwww.wired.comdantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square109fedilink
minus-squareSeaJ@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up98·10 months agoFuck them. Next force gyms and newspapers to allow you to cancel with one click.
minus-squareFisch@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up55·edit-210 months agoOr just force all subscriptions to allow you to cancel with one click
minus-squareWahots@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·10 months agoSubscriptions with a dead man’s switch. If you don’t signal you want to keep the subscription after a few years, it’s automatically cancelled. You can sign up at the same price you left with if it cancels automatically.
minus-squaremoistclump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoI don’t think an annual dead man’s switch is unreasonable or burdensome.
minus-squareWahots@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoThat would be fine with me too. I think every two would be my sweet spot if it was something like spotify.
minus-squareM500@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·10 months agoI’m so lucky, my gym membership auto cancels if I don’t pay in advance.
Fuck them. Next force gyms and newspapers to allow you to cancel with one click.
Or just force all subscriptions to allow you to cancel with one click
Subscriptions with a dead man’s switch. If you don’t signal you want to keep the subscription after a few years, it’s automatically cancelled. You can sign up at the same price you left with if it cancels automatically.
I don’t think an annual dead man’s switch is unreasonable or burdensome.
That would be fine with me too. I think every two would be my sweet spot if it was something like spotify.
I’m so lucky, my gym membership auto cancels if I don’t pay in advance.