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Adobe settles US lawsuit over termination fees, subscription cancellations

By Jonathan Stempel

Mar 16 2026 6:06AM

Taken to task over SaaS model.

Adobe settles US lawsuit over termination fees, subscription cancellations

Adobe reached a US$150 million ($215 million) settlement to resolve ⁠a US ⁠government lawsuit accusing the Photoshop and Acrobat maker of harming consumers by concealing hefty termination fees and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions, the Department of Justice said. The ...

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