What to Know about Subscription Offers
Risk-free trials may lead to repeated, unwanted charges to your credit card.
Subscriptions
Subscriptions and other types of offers that trap consumers into recurring payments without their consent are against the law.
What You Need to Know
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Legal Actions
Shapes, Inc
TINA.org found AI chatbot platform deceptively advertising its companions as safe, using ROSCA-violating autorenewals, soliciting undisclosed endorsements and more.
Homeaglow
TINA.org found home cleaning services platform falsely advertising $19 house cleanings, using ROSCA-violating autorenewal subscriptions, fabricating consumer reviews and more.
HelloFresh
TINA.org found meal-kit company deceptively marketing “free” meals and using ROSCA-violating autorenewal subscriptions.
NYC “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Proposal Comment
FTC “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Court Case
In the Press
Homeaglow’s $19 house cleaning service traps customers in hard-to-cancel subscriptions, watchdog group says
Stephanie Zimmermann, Chicago Sun Times
US retailers’ members-only programs under scrutiny with Amazon lawsuit
Arriana McLymore and Katherine Masters, Reuters
Whatever Happened to Truth in Advertising?
Herb Weisbaum, Consumerpedia by Consumers’ Checkbook
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Class Actions
Information about relevant class actions filed around the country.
Perplexity Pro Subscriptions
Product/Service
Perplexity Pro subscriptions
Allegations
Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions and changing the terms of subscriptions without notifying subscribers
Status
Pending
Perplexity Pro Subscriptions
Case Name (Date)
Bonga et al. v. Perplexity AI, Inc.
26-cv-12673, N.D. Cal.
(Oct. 2026)
Product/Service
Perplexity Pro subscriptions
Allegations
Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions and changing the terms of subscriptions without notifying subscribers
Status
Pending
Uber One Subscriptions
Case Name (Date)
Jesus et al. v. Uber Technologies, Inc. and Uber USA, LLC
26-cv-11205, N.D. Cal.
(Oct. 2026)
Medrano et al. v. Uber Technologies, Inc. et al.
26-cv-9389, C.D. Cal.
(July 2026)
Product/Service
Uber One subscriptions
Allegations
Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions and making it difficult to cancel
Status
Pending
Uber One Subscriptions
Case Name (Date)
Jesus et al. v. Uber Technologies, Inc. and Uber USA, LLC
26-cv-11205, N.D. Cal.
(Oct. 2026)
Medrano et al. v. Uber Technologies, Inc. et al.
26-cv-9389, C.D. Cal.
(July 2026)
Product/Service
Uber One subscriptions
Allegations
Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions and making it difficult to cancel
Status
Pending
Grok Subscriptions
Case Name (Date)
Horner et al. v. SpaceXAI f/k/a X.AI LLC and SpaceXAI Corp. f/k/a X.AI Corp.
26-cv-5787, E.D.N.Y.
(Sept. 2026)
Rose et al. v. X.AI LLC and X.AI Corp.
26-cv-5648, N.D. Cal.
(June 2026)
Product/Service
Grok AI chatbot subscriptions
Allegations
Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions and making it difficult to cancel
Status
Pending
Grok Subscriptions
Case Name (Date)
Horner et al. v. SpaceXAI f/k/a X.AI LLC and SpaceXAI Corp. f/k/a X.AI Corp.
26-cv-5787, E.D.N.Y.
(Sept. 2026)
Rose et al. v. X.AI LLC and X.AI Corp.
26-cv-5648, N.D. Cal.
(June 2026)
Product/Service
Grok AI chatbot subscriptions
Allegations
Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions and making it difficult to cancel
Status
Pending
CookUnity Subscriptions
Product/Service
CookUnity subscriptions
Allegations
Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions
Status
Pending
CookUnity Subscriptions
Case Name (Date)
McKie et al. v. CookUnity Inc.
26-cv-11382, N.D. Cal.
(July 2026)
Product/Service
CookUnity subscriptions
Allegations
Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions
Status
Pending
Omni-Biotic Subscriptions
Case Name (Date)
Rodriguez et al. v. Allergosan USA, LLC d/b/a www.omnibioticlife.com
26-cv-4017, S.D. Cal.
(June 2026)
Product/Service
Omni-Biotic subscriptions
Allegations
Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions
Status
Pending
Omni-Biotic Subscriptions
Case Name (Date)
Rodriguez et al. v. Allergosan USA, LLC d/b/a www.omnibioticlife.com
26-cv-4017, S.D. Cal.
(June 2026)
Product/Service
Omni-Biotic subscriptions
Allegations
Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions
Status
Pending