Amazon Prime to Pay $2.5B to Settle Claims the Online Shopping Giant Violated FTC Rules

Amazon Prime users who unknowingly signed up for the monthly service may be eligible for a payment as part of a $2.5 billion settlement. The online shopping giant and the Federal Trade Commission agreed to a settlement stemming from claims that Amazon violated FTC rules by “knowingly misleading millions of consumers into enrolling in Prime.”

Here’s what you should know about the settlement: Why was the lawsuit filed? The FTC accused Amazon of enrolling customers in Prime subscriptions without their consent. The shopping giant was also accused of making it unnecessarily difficult to cancel a subscription.

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