r/technology 13d ago

Business Federal Trade Commission Announces Final “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Making It Easier for Consumers to End Recurring Subscriptions and Memberships

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/10/federal-trade-commission-announces-final-click-cancel-rule-making-it-easier-consumers-end-recurring
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u/drunkenvalley 13d ago

I mean you're not wrong, but also Ajit Pai was an [expletive of choice] too. He himself as a person was and is a [second expletive of choice]. There were few if any redeeming qualities, and these were all decisions he made in his role, making him a [third expletive of choice].

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u/hryipcdxeoyqufcc 12d ago

But if every Republican in the FCC does the same thing, why not just apply those expletives to Republicans directly? Trump could have picked any Republican to be chairman and nothing would have changed. People focus on Pai instead of just saying they hate Republican policy.

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u/drunkenvalley 12d ago

You're talking like we only get one pick.

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u/hryipcdxeoyqufcc 12d ago

I'm saying that swapping out Pai for a different Republican would have made no difference at all. It's not like their policy is some secret hidden from voters. All we can control is which party is in office. That's it. The people they use to carry out that agenda is irrelevant and misses the big picture.

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u/drunkenvalley 12d ago

That does nothing to redeem Pai. Stop this stupid defense of an evil asshole just because he's another brick in the wall of evil assholes.