Amazon has agreed to pay Prime members to settle U.S. government allegations about the service. Matthias Balk / picture alliance via Getty Images Close Key Takeaways Tech and retail giant Amazon agreed to pay billions of dollars in refunds and penalties to settle allegations of "deceptive" practices involving the Prime subscription service, the government said Thursday. The company, among the world's most valuable, agreed to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and $1.5 billion in refunds to customers, the FTC sa ...

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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和解协议核心内容 - 公司同意支付25亿美元与联邦贸易委员会达成和解，以了结关于其诱导数百万用户注册Prime付费订阅服务并使取消过程过于困难的指控 [1] - 和解金额中15亿美元将用于设立基金以赔偿符合条件的订阅用户，剩余10亿美元作为民事罚款 [1] - 和解协议要求公司在结账流程中增加“清晰且显著”的拒绝Prime选项，并简化取消流程 [1] 公司立场与回应 - 公司高级经理在声明中表示，公司及其高管一直遵守法律，此和解使公司能够继续前进并专注于为客户创新 [2] - 公司强调致力于使Prime会员的注册和取消流程清晰简单，并为全球数百万忠诚会员提供巨大价值 [2] - 公司继续否认有不当行为，但表示协议使其能够了结此案，并为10月初的大促活动做准备 [3] 诉讼背景与影响 - 联邦贸易委员会于2023年起诉公司，指控其使用“暗黑模式”引导用户订阅Prime并使取消过于困难 [3] - 联邦贸易委员会指称公司违反了《联邦贸易委员会法案》第5条和《恢复在线购物者信心法案》 [3] - 诉讼指控公司使用被称为“暗黑模式”的操纵性、强制性或欺骗性用户界面设计，诱骗消费者注册自动续费的Prime订阅 [4] - 此次和解是美国历史上最大的消费者保护和解案之一，原定持续约一个月的审判提前结束 [4]

和解协议核心内容 - 公司与美国联邦贸易委员会（FTC）就Prime会员注册与取消相关的指控达成历史性和解，总金额达25亿美元（19亿英镑）[1] - 和解金包括10亿美元（7.5亿英镑）的民事罚款和15亿美元（11亿英镑）的客户赔偿基金[2] - 公司未承认有任何不当行为，但选择快速解决此事以避免漫长的诉讼[5][6] 对客户的影响与赔偿 - 约3500万Prime会员有资格从15亿美元的赔偿基金中获得赔付[2] - 在2019年6月23日至2025年6月23日期间通过特定优惠注册Prime且之后很少使用会员福利的客户将自动获得51美元（38英镑）的赔偿[2] 监管机构指控要点 - 联邦贸易委员会指控公司故意使客户在购物时难以避免同时订阅Prime会员[3] - 部分交易完成按钮未明确告知客户点击后将注册Prime会员[3] - 取消订阅的过程过于复杂，内部将该流程称为“伊利亚特”，公司被指放缓或拒绝简化取消流程的改动[4] 公司回应与未来承诺 - 公司发言人表示其一直遵守法律，和解使其能继续专注于为客户创新[7] - 公司承诺将努力使Prime会员的注册和取消流程清晰简单，并为全球数百万忠诚会员提供巨大价值[7] - 根据和解协议，公司被禁止歪曲订阅条款，必须完全披露相关成本并获得客户明确同意[8] - 公司必须在购物过程中为客户提供清晰接受或拒绝Prime订阅的选项，并避免使用可能造成混淆的用语[8] - 公司表示和解不要求其进行额外更改，仅需维持已实施一年的当前注册和取消流程[8]