Consumer News Ftc Lawsuit Makes New Claims Against Amazon

The 'dark patterns' at the center of FTC's lawsuit against Amazon

This week, the trial starts in a consequential FTC lawsuit against Amazon. The suit alleges that Amazon for years "tricked" people into buying Prime memberships that were purposefully hard to cancel. Read More

What to Know About Amazon’s $2.5 Billion Settlement Over ‘Deceptive’ Prime Program

The “historic” monetary judgement is among the largest obtained by the FTC, but former commissioners are concerned that the settlement lets Amazon off easy. Read More

Lawsuit accuses Amazon of ‘fake’ Prime Day deals

Two people are suing Amazon, accusing the retail giant of advertising “fake sales” and misleading consumers during the company’s popular “Prime Day” events. Read More

Who Is Eligible For Amazon Prime's $2.5 Billion Settlement?

Amazon's business practices have been raising eyebrows for years, and the company is about to pay for it: Some Amazon customers may have cash coming their way. Read More

Amazon settlement of $2.5B in FTC lawsuit. What South Carolina Prime members need to know

Amazon will pay a $2.5 billion settlement over accusations it tricked customers into Prime subscriptions. The Federal Trade Commission alleged Amazon enrolled millions in Prime without consent and ... Read More

Are you an Amazon Prime member? You may be owed money. What to know

Amazon will pay a $2.5 billion settlement following an FTC lawsuit over deceptive Prime subscription practices. As part of the agreement, Amazon will make its subscription and cancellation processes ... Read More

Amazon to refund millions of Prime customers in $2.5 billion FTC settlement

The FTC filed an antitrust lawsuit against ... consumer relief for roughly 35 million impacted customers. According to court documents, some eligible customers will automatically receive up to $51 in ... Read More

Amazon settlement of $2.5B in FTC lawsuit. What North Carolina customers need to know

Amazon will pay a $2.5 billion settlement over accusations it tricked customers into Prime subscriptions. The Federal Trade Commission alleged Amazon enrolled millions in Prime without consent and ... Read More

Amazon settles FTC lawsuit over Prime subscription practices for record $2.5B settlement

The Federal Trade Commission has secured a settlement with Amazon over Prime subscription dark patterns that made it difficult for consumers to cancel their memberships. Read More

Does Amazon owe you money? What to know in after FTC orders $1.5B payment to Prime customers

Amazon has reached a settlement of $2.5 billion with the Federal Trade Commission following allegations that it manipulated customers into signing up for and maintaining Prime subscriptions. The FTC ... Read More

Amazon Will Cough Up $2.5 Billion for 'Tricking' People Into Amazon Prime Subscriptions

The FTC said $1.5 billion will go into a fund to repay eligible subscribers, with the remaining $1 billion collected as a civil penalty. The settlement requires Amazon to add a "clear and conspicuous" ... Read More

How to get a refund from Amazon's $1.5 billion FTC settlement

Amazon agreed to a whopping $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week over allegedly "deceptive" practices in signing up users to its paid Amazon Prime subscription ... Read More