Mamdani pushes tool to report hard-to-cancel subscriptions

Published October 12, 2026 9:00am ET | Updated October 12, 2026 9:00am ET



New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani promoted the city’s new “click to cancel” rule, which makes it easier to cancel subscriptions.

In a short video on X, Mamdani appears in a satirical clip taking a jab at businesses that make it difficult to cancel subscriptions. One fake cancellation process required Mamdani to solve a calculus problem. Mamdani’s “answer” to the equation was “this should be illegal.”

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