Adobe Agrees $150 Million Settlement Over Subscription Practices

Adobe has agreed to a $150 million settlement with US regulators over allegations that it hid key subscription terms and made cancellations unnecessarily difficult, bringing renewed attention to how subscription-based services are designed and enforced.

What The Case Was About

The case, brought by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), focused on Adobe’s “annual paid monthly” subscription plan, widely used across products such as Photoshop and Acrobat.