Amazon has agreed to pay what the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has called a "historic" $2.5 billion settlement after being accused of shady practices toward customers and their Prime subscriptions.

Amazon did not admit wrongdoing as part of the settlement. Amazon has agreed to a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that it knowingly trapped customers into paying ...

Amazon has agreed to pay what the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has called a "historic" $2.5 billion settlement after it was accused of manipulating customers into getting and keeping Prime ...

Amazon.com Inc. agreed to pay $2.5 billion in penalties and refunds and change its process for how to cancel its Prime subscription to settle a lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission. The company ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Danziger reports on retail, focused on the luxury consumer market. Amazon settled with the FTC for $2.5 billion over deceptive ...

Up to $1.5 billion of a $2.5 billion FTC settlement will be used for $51 consumer refunds. The first round will be sent ...

Amazon used to run a Newsstand, for well over a decade. This was a way that users could purchase a digital subscription to some of the worlds leading publications, in addition to smaller and more ...

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated its legal battle against Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) over the company’s Prime subscription cancellation practices. The FTC trial against Amazon began ...