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FTC Orders Care.com to Pay $8.5 Million for Deceptive Subscription Practices
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Kathleen Greenler Sexton --- Subscription Expert Kathleen Greenler Sexton --- Subscription Expert
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Dateline: Boston, MA
Wednesday, June 25, 2025

 
The Federal Trade Commission announced that Care.com must pay $8.5 million to resolve allegations it deceived users through false earnings claims, misleading job listings, and dark-pattern cancellation flows tied to its auto-renewing subscription offerings. As part of the settlement, the FTC is distributing more than $8.1 million to 194,207 consumers who purchased subscriptions under these…
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