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[–] usefulthings@lemmy.world 60 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Internet and Television Association, Electronic Security Association, and Interactive Advertising Bureau

There, saved you a click.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 8 points 6 months ago

Phew, and here I was afraid that Bert and Ernie were suing the FTC!

[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

3 organisations I have never heard of and would never have guessed.

[–] c0smokram3r@midwest.social 6 points 6 months ago

TY for your service 🫡

[–] kboy101222@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Can we stop it with groups abbreviated ESA? I can think of like 5 of them, and none of them have anything to do with each other.

Also surprised to not see any gym companies on that list

[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago

Groups representing telecom companies, home security companies, and internet advertisers don’t want to make subscriptions easier to cancel.

[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Fuck the internet and whoever else turns cancellation into a 3 hour sales pitch.

But yeah, gyms are worse.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Remember AOL? They were like Wolf of Wallstreet or Glengarry Glenross

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

clickbate with the word click on the title, quite fitting, a bit subliminal perhaps

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago

CANCEL ANYTIME!!! ^*^

^*^ ~must~ ~cancel~ ~via~ ~handwritten~ ~notarized~ ~certified~ ~letter~. ~cancellation~ ~fees~ ~apply~