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NYC bans sketchy subscriptions with new click-to-cancel rule

The city's new regulation requires businesses to make canceling a subscription as easy as signing up for it.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 1 Oct 2026 · updated 1h ago

First reported by The Verge, 2h 51m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 1 Oct 2026. The Verge published first, on 1 October at 14:49 UTC; Quartz followed 2h 51m later. The most recent article, from RSS 2.0, appeared on 1 October at 17:41 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Verge (major outlet), Quartz, RSS 2.0.

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  1. The VergeNYC is now the first city in America that bans sketchy subscriptions
  2. QuartzNew York City's click-to-cancel subscription rule takes effect
  3. RSS 2.0NYC's click-to-cancel rule is now in effect to save consumers from subscription hell
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  1. NYC is now the first city in America that bans sketchy subscriptions The Verge ·
  2. NYC's click-to-cancel rule is now in effect to save consumers from subscription hell RSS 2.0
  3. New York City's click-to-cancel subscription rule takes effect Quartz

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