Regulating Immortal Accounts

The report advocates for FTC regulation to end "immortal accounts," where companies make account deletion difficult to maintain data profits and subscription fees, arguing that clear cancellation guidelines would protect consumers and competition.

• The phenomenon of "immortal accounts" occurs when entities make it difficult or impossible for consumers to delete accounts, allowing the entities to continue charging subscriptions and profiting from user data, which results in a waste of consumer time and money.

APA

Schwartz, L. F. M. S. R. E. A. E. (2022). Regulating Immortal Accounts. Institute for Policy Integrity. https://policyintegrity.org/publications/detail/regulating-immortal-accounts

Chicago

Schwartz, Laura Figueroa, Max Sarinsky, Rayne Ellis, and Emma. Regulating Immortal Accounts. Institute for Policy Integrity, 2022. https://policyintegrity.org/publications/detail/regulating-immortal-accounts.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{schwartz2022regulating, author = {Schwartz, Laura Figueroa, Max Sarinsky, Rayne Ellis, and Emma}, title = {{Regulating Immortal Accounts}}, institution = {Institute for Policy Integrity}, year = {2022}, month = may, url = {https://policyintegrity.org/publications/detail/regulating-immortal-accounts}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }