The San Jose, California-based ⁠company said it will also provide $75 ​million of free services to customers, in ​addition to making the $75 million payment to the US Department of Justice. Court approval is required, and ​Adobe denied wrongdoing in agreeing to ​settle.

In a June 2024 complaint, the Justice Department and ‌Federal ⁠Trade Commission accused Adobe of burying termination fees that could reach hundreds of dollars in the fine print for its “annual ​paid monthly” ​subscription ⁠plan, or behind textboxes and hyperlinks. They also said Adobe forced ​subscribers who wanted to cancel online ​to ⁠wade through numerous pages, and subscribers who wanted to cancel by phone to ⁠repeat ​themselves to multiple representatives ​and encounter “resistance and delay” from them.

–Reuters–