While a win for consumers and the FTC, the settlement is relatively painless for Amazon which makes $2.5bn in 33 hours.

The FTC complaint alleges Amazon "tricked and trapped" consumers into signing up for Prime, then making it too complicated to cancel their membership.

The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon in U.S. District Court in Seattle two years ago and has alleged more than a decade of legal violations.

The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon in 2023 for allegedly enrolling customers into Prime without their consent. The trial begins Sept. 23.

The trial in Seattle started this week after the case was filed two years ago.

Amazon will pay $1.5 billion to affected customers.

Amazon’s settlement with FTC kills the “No, I don’t want free shipping” button.

US regulator said company enrolled millions of customers into service without consent and made it difficult to cancel

Era sta messa sotto accusa dalla Federal Trade Commission (ANSA)

Era sta messa sotto accusa dalla Federal Trade Commission (ANSA)

The company will be required to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and provide $1.5 billion in refunds back to an estimated 35 million consumers harmed by the company's "deceptive…

Un miliardo destinato a sanzioni civili, uno e mezzo pagato agli iscritti involontari. Disputa durata 2 anni, ora accordo raggiunto

Roughly 35 million people in the US could be eligible for refunds, according to the government.

The FTC said Amazon used “dark patterns” to trick consumers into auto-renewals, then created a complex cancellation process internally dubbed “Iliad” after the Trojan War.

Giovedì Amazon si è accordata con la Federal Trade Commission (o FTC), l’agenzia governativa statunitense che si occupa di tutela dei consumatori, di privacy e di concorrenza, e…

The Federal Trade Commission accused Amazon of using \

La notizia è pubblicata in bella evidenza sul sito della Federal Trade Commission che, non a caso, ha come missione la “protezione dei consumatori americani”...

While a win for consumers and the FTC, the settlement is relatively painless for Amazon which makes $2.5bn in 33 hours.

In a settlement with the FTC, Amazon will have to pay out over a billion dollars to US customers for “deceptive” sign-up and cancellation processes.

The surprise settlement between the online retail giant and the Trump administration happened just a few days into the trial over one of Amazon’s most important businesses. Amazon…

Amazon has reached a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that is raising concerns from Democrats who say the tech giant was given a slap on the wrist.