NY Mayor Zohran Mamdani revives ‘Click-To-Cancel’ rule opposed by Comcast, Disney and others
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has introduced a 'Click-to-Cancel' rule requiring businesses to make subscription cancellations as easy as signing up. This local mandate follows a similar federal effort that was previously blocked in court due to procedural issues.
Why it matters
This represents a significant shift in consumer protection policy at the municipal level, potentially forcing major corporations to change their subscription management practices.
The rule that America's biggest entertainment and telecom companies helped bury in federal court is back—this time as city law. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a "Click-to-Cancel" rule on Friday that forces businesses to let people cancel a subscription the same way they signed up for it. Sign up with one click, cancel with one click. It takes effect on October 1, making New York the first city in the country to do this on its own. The context matters here. The Federal Trade Commission, under then-chair Lina Khan, wrote a nearly identical rule in 2024. Industry groups representing Comcast, Disney, Warner Bros.
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