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🚨 US says NOPE to sneaky auto-renewals! FTC took the L, but we’re vibin' 🔥✌️ #SubscriptionWars 💀💳
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🚨 US says NOPE to sneaky auto-renewals! FTC took the L, but we’re vibin' 🔥✌️ #SubscriptionWars 💀💳

July 31, 2025
14 days ago
Ars Technica
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS, FOLKS! 🚨 The US Gov is finally waking up from their subscription sleep paralysis! 😴💸 You know that feeling when you accidentally sign up for that “1-month free trial” and it turns into a “2-year financial nightmare”? 🤡💀 Well, Dems are throwing a lifeline with their new "Click-to-Cancel" bill! 🌟 Imagine a world where canceling a subscription isn’t like diffusing a bomb in a James Bond movie!🔪💥 #DreamBig! The FTC strolled into court like they own the place, only to get roasted harder than a burnt toast! 🔥 Like, “We lost? No cap?” Stonks are going down ⬇️📉 thanks to our buddies in cable companies who’d rather fight than let you escape their clutches. 💬 “Bro, I can’t even cancel my gym membership without fighting a dragon!” - Imaginary Developer 101 But wait! This isn’t just a feel-good story, fam! If the bill passes, expect subscription services to do the ultimate cringe-move: trying to hide the cancellation button behind 30 pop-ups. 🥴🚫 🌌 Hot take alert: In five years, we’ll be paying a monthly “Subscription Cancellation Fee” just to GET OUT. Do I need to get a tinfoil hat for this? 🤖🛸 Kids, buckle up—not just for Disney+, but for democracy! Let's go! 💥

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