Economic Liberties Applauds Mamdani Administration’s New Click-To-Cancel Rule
New York, NY — Following today’s announcement of a new “click to cancel rule” by the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), which prohibits deceptive subscription practices and requires companies to provide a simple, accessible way for consumers to cancel recurring charges, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
“This is exactly the kind of commonsense action consumers need right now,” said Pat Garofalo, Director of State and Local Policy at the American Economic Liberties Project. “For too long, companies have relied on confusion and friction to trap people into paying for services they don’t want. New York City is showing that governments don’t have to accept that status quo, and is taking a bold step while the federal government dithers. Other cities and states should follow suit and adopt strong click-to-cancel protections to ensure people can sign up and cancel subscriptions fairly and transparently. This should be the baseline everywhere.”
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The American Economic Liberties Project works to ensure America’s system of commerce is structured to advance, rather than undermine, economic liberty, fair commerce, and a secure, inclusive democracy. Economic Liberties believes true economic liberty means entrepreneurs and businesses large and small succeed on the merits of their ideas and hard work; commerce empowers consumers, workers, farmers, and engineers instead of subjecting them to discrimination and abuse from financiers and monopolists; international trade arrangements that promote balanced trade and benefit workers, farmers and small businesses; and wealth is broadly distributed to support equitable political power.