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New California law requires one-click subscription cancellations

Californians will be allowed to cancel their gym memberships, streaming video services and digital newspapers using one-click techniques.

The move, praised by consumer advocates, aims to make it easier to cancel recurring subscriptions like streaming video services, gym memberships and online newspapers. (Stock photo by James Yarema via Unsplash)A new law in California will make it easier for consumers to cancel their streaming subscriptions and similar products when they enroll in automatic renewal of those services. Some digital newspaper outlets, fitness clubs, software developers and other services allow customers to purchase subscriptions through a one-click button, but still require filling out a form or navigating through several web pages before they process a cancellation.

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