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Amazon Agrees to $2.5 Billion Settlement with FTC over Allegations of Deceptive Prime Practices

Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations that the company “tricked and trapped” consumers into signing up for Prime memberships and hindered their attempts to cancel the subscription. FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said, “The Trump-Vance FTC is committed to fighting back when companies try to cheat ordinary Americans out of their hard-earned pay.”

Jeff Bezos looks perturbed

Lawsuit: Amazon Showing Ads on Prime Video Is ‘Deceptive,’ ‘Unfair’

Amazon Prime Video is facing backlash from subscribers over changes to its streaming service that now includes ads by default. Some subscribers are so upset that they have filed a class action lawsuit against the e-commerce giant, alleging that the service they paid for is now “something worth less,” and that Amazon’s actions are “deceptive.”

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos