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Software company Adobe announced Friday it has reached a $150 million settlement with federal authorities over allegations the company misled customers about expensive cancellation charges and made it challenging for users to end their subscriptions.<\/p>

The maker of popular software including Photoshop and Acrobat will pay $75 million directly to the U.S. government to settle the federal lawsuit. Additionally, Adobe has committed to providing another $75 million worth of complimentary services to eligible customers affected by the disputed practices.<\/p>

The legal action centered on claims that Adobe failed to properly disclose significant early termination penalties associated with its widely-used subscription services, while simultaneously creating barriers that made it difficult for consumers to cancel their accounts.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Software giant Adobe has agreed to pay $150 million total to settle a federal lawsuit over hidden subscription cancellation fees. The company will pay $75 million to the government and provide another $75 million in free services to affected customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":36088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[834],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773408105057.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-9o5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39407,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/british-watchdog-investigates-adobe-over-hidden-cancellation-fees\/","url_meta":{"origin":36089,"position":0},"title":"British Watchdog Investigates Adobe Over Hidden Cancellation Fees","author":"Admin","date":"March 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Britain's competition authority is examining whether Adobe misled customers about early cancellation charges for its popular software subscriptions. 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