European Union lawmakers approve new air travel rights to small luggage without fees - further approval from majority of countries is needed ~travel Article 614 words 27 votes
John Deere must face US Federal Trade Commission lawsuit over its tractor repair monopoly, judge rules ~transport Article 452 words 44 votes
Unbound goes into administration: Crowdfunders for book projects dropped by publisher 'won't receive refunds', authors told ~books Link 7 votes
US airlines now required to automatically refund you for canceled flight ~transport Article 270 words 71 votes
Industry groups are suing the US Federal Trade Commission to stop its click to cancel rule ~tech Article 224 words 46 votes
Federal Trade Commission announces final “Click-to-Cancel” rule making it easier for US consumers to end recurring subscriptions and memberships ~tech Article 543 words 64 votes
The US government wants to make it easier for you to click the 'unsubscribe' button ~tech Article 563 words 58 votes
How to get your stuff repaired when the retailer and manufacturer don't wanna: take 'em to court ~life.home_improvement Article 866 words 20 votes
Spotify won’t open-source to-be-bricked Car Thing, but starts refund process amid lawsuit ~tech Article 736 words 21 votes
Supreme Court of the United States National Bank Act Preemption Ruling makes room for more state consumer protection regulations ~finance banking Link 5 votes
Steam refund policy update - "Advanced Access" now counts towards refund window ~games Article 21 votes
Refund fraud schemes promoted on TikTok, Telegram are costing Amazon and other retailers billions of dollars ~tech amazon social media Article 37 votes
US Federal Trade Commission and eight states sue to block supermarket merger between Kroger and Albertsons ~finance business Article 778 words 37 votes
Playstation users will soon no longer be able to watch any Discovery shows they purchased ~tech Article 294 words 34 votes
Payments app Zelle begins refunds for imposter scams after Washington pressure ~finance banking Article 1032 words 13 votes
Massachusetts passed a law requiring cars make data accessible to independent shops to allow repairs. Automakers sued. ~transport Article 1155 words 31 votes
European Commission blocks US travel giant Booking from acquiring its Swedish rival eTraveli – Booking commands 60% market share in Europe ~finance business Article 267 words 13 votes
European Union Digital Markets Act aims to allow more competition and let consumers delete preloaded phone apps ~tech Article 751 words, published Sep 6 2023 27 votes
US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announces plans to regulate sale of personal data ~tech privacy Article 354 words 35 votes
Colorado becomes first state to pass “right to repair” law for farmers ~transport Article 645 words 14 votes
The American Farm Bureau Federation and John Deere have signed a 'Memorandum of Understanding' allowing US customers to fix their own equipment ~transport Article 44 words 27 votes
Counterfeits, fraud, and theft: Why Silca changed its return policy ~finance Article 7579 words, published Jul 26 2022 8 votes
Pirates liberate games from Battle.net to send message to Activision Blizzard ~games Article 686 words 20 votes
Federal Trade Commission sues Walmart for facilitating money transfer fraud that fleeced US customers out of hundreds of millions ~finance business Article 112 words 9 votes
Swedish fuel retailers required to display eco-labels at pumps – colour-coded labels will show buyers the percentage of renewables and fossil raw materials ~transport Article 350 words 2 votes
British right to repair law comes into force today, excludes smartphones and computers ~tech Article 362 words 10 votes
Brazil’s consumer protection regulator fines Apple $2M for not including charger in iPhone 12 box ~tech apple Link 11 votes
‘We have been lied to’ How customers of Football Index have lost faith after dividends reduction ~sports.football Article 985 words 4 votes
Arizona advances bill forcing Apple and Google to allow Fortnite-style alternative payment options ~tech google apple.app store Article 1684 words 7 votes
Multiple US court rulings have found Amazon responsible for defects in products sold by third-party merchants ~finance business Article 2117 words 6 votes
Amazon liable for defective third-party products rules CA Appellate Court ~tech amazon Article 660 words 6 votes
Data isn't just being collected from your phone. It's being used to score you ~tech privacy Article 873 words 22 votes
Colleges face student lawsuits seeking refunds after coronavirus closures ~life education.higher Article 792 words 12 votes
Google to require all advertisers to pass identity verification process ~tech google Article 12 votes
Costco will not allow returns on high-demand items like toilet paper, water and more ~finance business Article 334 words, published Mar 19 2020 19 votes
Finland launches data security guarantee label – certification symbol serves as a guarantee to consumers that a device's basic information security features are in order ~tech security Article 361 words 12 votes
New Hampshire lawmaker blocks device repair bill, tells constituents to just buy new $1k phones ~tech Article 630 words 7 votes
The merger between T-Mobile and Sprint could be good for US businesses, despite opposition from state attorneys general and consumer advocacy groups ~finance business Article 1170 words 5 votes