智通财经APP获悉，周四，亚马逊(AMZN.US)宣布与美国联邦贸易委员会(FTC)达成和解协议，就一项 指控其通过"欺骗性"界面设计诱导消费者订阅Prime会员的诉讼画上句号。根据法院文件，亚马逊将支 付25亿美元以了结该案。消息公布后，亚马逊股价当日下跌0.94%，收于218.15美元。 根据和解条款，除了支付25亿美元外，亚马逊还需遵守多项整改要求。该公司不得再对Prime会员条款 进行误导或虚假陈述；必须清晰、透明地披露Prime会员的所有费用与规则；必须为用户提供简单便捷 的Prime取消渠道，杜绝"退订难"问题。 Capital Alpha Partners分析师Robert Kaminski指出："和解往往是双方的战略性选择。这次和解很可能反 映了FTC认为其获得的结果超出法院裁决，或者亚马逊认为其付出的代价小于法官可能判决的结果。我 们更倾向于前者。" 值得注意的是，这并非亚马逊与FTC之间唯一的法律纠纷。FTC在2023年9月还对亚马逊提起另一宗反 垄断诉讼，指控其滥用市场支配地位，阻止竞争对手和第三方卖家降低价格、削弱用户体验、抑制创新 并阻碍公平竞争。该案预计将于2027年2月开庭审理， ...

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All right, folks. Just then, Amazon paying out a historic settlement. The company agreeing to pay $2.5% billion.This the seller with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that it tricked customers into signing up for Prime and it made it hard for them to cancel. Now, Amazon did issue a statement saying their executive executives have always followed the law and a settlement allows for the company to move forward. Joining me now, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Andrew Ferguson.First of all, ...

Amazon reached a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday over whether the e-commerce giant used “deceptive methods” to sign up consumers for Prime subscriptions, then made it “exceedingly difficult” to cancel. Most Read from Fast Company The agency argued Amazon enrolled millions of customers in Prime subscriptions without their consent, and knowingly made it difficult for consumers to get out of the agreement. That settlement, which comes just three days into the ci ...

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Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission over claims that it tricked millions of people into signing up for Prime, its paid subscription service, and made cancellation too difficult. The FTC said $1.5 billion will go into a fund to repay eligible subscribers, with the remaining $1 billion as a civil penalty. The settlement requires Amazon to add a "clear and conspicuous" option to decline Prime during checkout and to simplify the cancellation process."Amazo ...

Amazon has reached a historic $2.5bn (£1.9bn) settlement with a US business watchdog over allegations it tricked customers into signing up for Prime membership.The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accused the online giant of tricking customers into the membership scheme - which includes perks like faster delivery - and then making it difficult to cancel. The Seattle-based company will pay $1bn (£750m) in civil penalties, and $1.5bn (£1.1bn) paid back to customers unintentionally enrolled in Prime or deterred ...

Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a lawsuit alleging it misled customers into paying for Prime subscriptions, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Thursday. The announcement came days into a trial between the tech giant and the FTC. Under the terms of the settlement, Amazon will be required to pay a $1 billion civil penalty, provide $1.5 billion in refunds to consumers, and cease any unlawful enrollment and cancellation practices for Prime.The settlement figure is less than 1% of Amazo ...