WASHINGTON, DC — In the latest instance of corporate judge shopping, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, an industry group representing Comcast, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and other media industry giants, sued in the right-wing Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to block the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) “click-to-cancel” rule. With over 16,000 comments from the public, the FTC’s new rule is a major step forward in consumer protection that aims to make canceling a subscription as simple as signing up. 

The Biden-Harris administration’s click-to-cancel rule affirms that no one should have to jump through dozens of hoops just to cancel a subscription. But the big businesses that deploy deceptive subscription models to trap customers are trying to sue their way out of this regulation to lower costs for millions of consumers. We’ve seen this movie before, with big industry players venue shopping in a corporate-friendly jurisdiction regardless of the impact on Americans.”

Accountable.US’ Liz Zelnick.

Unsurprisingly, the Internet & Television Association chose to venue shop and file its lawsuit in the jurisdiction of the Fifth Circuit which is notorious for sympathizing with corporate interests, including recent rulings in favor of predatory lenders, discriminatory big banks, and greedy credit card issuers—with Big Pharma likely soon to follow.

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