Shutterstock Settles with FTC for $35 Million for Subscription and Negative Option Marketing Practices

Continuing with its aggressive enforcement of negative option marketing, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a $35 million settlement with online digital photo and video platform Shutterstock to resolve allegations that Shutterstock violated Section 5 of the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (ROSCA) in connection with its subscription services. The FTC…