MoviePass: Rediscovering the Magic of ROSCA

FTC using every arrow in its quiver to go after bad actors.

Federal officials look to crack down on deceptive subscription marketing practices at broad range of firms

Yeganeh Torbati, Washington Post

Ancestry.com

TINA.org uncovers questionable roots behind this “free” offer.

accessiBe Software and Subscriptions

Allegations: Falsely marketing that products use artificial intelligence to automatically repair websites to ensure they are accessible to people with disabilities and comply with legal and regulatory standards

Subscriptions to Adult Time

Allegations: Failing to disclose that consumers who sign up for “trial” memberships are enrolled in additional memberships and charged monthly fees

Thrive Market Subscriptions

Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of memberships

Salesforce.com Subscriptions

Subscriptions to Freshly

Subscriptions for “Lord of the Rings”-related Interactive Games

Amazon’s ‘Subscribe & Save’ Service

Watch out for those pre-checked boxes, people.

Peet’s Coffee and Tea Subscriptions

Subscriptions for Stages of Beauty Cosmetics

Subscriptions to Carbonite, Inc.

Book of the Month

How much does this monthly book subscription actually cost?

Birchbox’s Automatic Renewals

Regenepure

Watch out for this product’s negative-option offer that comes with any initial purchase.

Subscriptions to Hulu

‘Complimentary Bottle’ of Nugenix Total-T

Promotion for purported testosterone booster has some hard-to-believe claims.

Match.com Subscriptions

Fabletics

Discounted athletic wear carries enrollment into thorny monthly subscription service.