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Subscription Services
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Inside Privacy
FTC Settles with Shutterstock Over Subscription Practices
By Laura Kim, Andrew Siegel, Carter McCants
On May 13, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that Shutterstock, Inc. had agreed to a $35 million settlement resolving allegations that the company engaged in unfair and deceptive…
Inside Consumer Protection
FTC Settles with Shutterstock Over Subscription Practices
By Laura Kim, Andrew Siegel, Carter McCants
On May 13, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that Shutterstock, Inc. had agreed to a $35 million settlement resolving allegations that the company engaged in unfair and deceptive subscription practices.…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
New York City Proposed “Click to Cancel” Rule Marks First Municipal Effort to Regulate Automatic Subscription Renewals
By Chris Capurso, Caleb Rosenberg, Taylor Gess, Colin Wilson
Marking the latest development in the trend toward increased regulation of automatically renewing subscription offers, on April 8, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) proposed…
Taft Privacy & Data Security Insights
Click‑to‑Cancel Comes to NYC: The Big Apple Cracks Down on Bad Apples (i.e., Bad Subscription Practices)
Last week, on May 8, 2026, the public comment period for New York City’s own version of the “click-to-cancel rule” closed. The proposed rule (NYC Subscription Rule) was issued following…
Consumer Protection Insights
NYC Proposes New Rules for Auto-Renewal Subscriptions
By Timothy A. Butler, Matthew White, Tessa Cierny, Cody B. Davis, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
On Jan. 5, 2026, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed Executive Order (EO) No. 10, directing the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to enforce existing consumer protection…
All About Advertising Law
New York City Proposes Strict Click-to-Cancel Subscription Requirements
By Leonard L. Gordon, Ellen T. Berge, Shahin O. Rothermel, Eden Caliendo
New York City is poised to strengthen local enforcement of autorenewal and subscription programs, largely mirroring and operationalizing requirements already imposed under New York’s autorenewal law. On April 8, the…
Fretzin Blog
I’Asia Scarlett-Jones: How Subscription Pricing and Niche Branding Transform a Law Firm
Tired of the “fight to the death” model of family law? In this episode, you’ll hear how a modern family law founder rebuilt the divorce practice playbook with intentional branding,…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Today’s podcast episode: NYC DCWP at the Forefront of Consumer Protection: A Conversation with Commissioner Sam Levine
In this episode of the Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast, host Alan Kaplinsky (founder, former chair for 25 years and now Senior Counsel) had the pleasure of speaking with Sam Levine,…
All About Advertising Law
Stored Payment Credentials and ROSCA: Lessons from the FTC’s Uber Case
By Ellen T. Berge, Shahin O. Rothermel
From one-click checkouts to autofilled payment fields, the modern payment experience is built on convenience. Consumers have come to expect that apps, websites, and even their mobile devices will seamlessly…
Consumer Finance Monitor
New York City’s “Click-to-Cancel” Proposal Signals a New Era in Subscription Regulation
By Alan S. Kaplinsky, John L. Culhane, Jr.
In a move that could bolster efforts to reshape the landscape of subscription-based commerce, New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner…