# New users are subscribed to activity summary by default without consent **URL:** \ **Category:** UX\ **Tags:** activity-summary\ **Created:** [April 27, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-are-subscribed-to-activity-summary-by-default-without-consent/305705 "2024-04-27T15:25:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
**Author:** ![HAWK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hawk/32/86627_2.png) [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 3:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-are-subscribed-to-activity-summary-by-default-without-consent/305705/10 "2024-12-23T03:19:50Z")
In that case, what is stopping you from unsubscribing, given you know how? You can do it via your settings, or more conveniently via a link at the bottom of the email. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/3/9/5397c75dbc5fcbb84918fd7093dfa70b470e057d.png) Laws and regulations differ across jurisdictions. We provide the tools to be compliant with those that we are aware of that may affect our open source users and customers, but whether forum owners choose to use them or not is up to them. Users here at Meta get instructions on how to unsubscribe via the email. I’m not sure what else needs to be done here. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-are-subscribed-to-activity-summary-by-default-without-consent/305705)._