The Federal Trade Commission has received more than 16,000 complaints from Americans about how hard it is sometimes to cancel an ongoing subscription, so they finally decided to act. Whether it be for an app on your phone,

The Commission voted 3-2 to approve publication of the final rule in the Federal Register, with Commissioners Melissa Holyoak and Andrew Ferguson voting no. Not surprisingly, industry leaders complained that it forces an undue burden on businesses, even though websites and apps can be updated with unsubscribe buttons fairly easily.

The FTC adopted a final rule requiring businesses to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions and memberships as it is to sign up.