Former FTC chairman Lina Khan has sent a thanks note to Mayor Zohran Mamdani for 'Click-to-Cancel' rule he announced recently. New York will become the first city in the US to require that consumers be allowed to cancel subscriptions for streaming services, gym memberships and more in the way that they signed up.

"If you can sign up with one click, you can cancel with one click," said Mamdani.

New York City enacted a click-to-cancel rule for online subscriptions. This rule requires easy online cancellation, mirroring the signup process. Companies must now make leaving…