和解协议核心条款 - 公司同意支付25亿美元以了结关于Prime订阅的集体诉讼，其中包括10亿美元的民事罚款和15亿美元的消费者退款[1] - 公司被要求停止任何非法的Prime会员注册和取消操作[1] 和解金额财务影响 - 和解金额占公司去年营收的比例不到1%[2][6] 被指控的不当行为 - 联邦贸易委员会指控公司使用所谓的“暗黑模式”设计来欺骗用户订阅Prime服务[7] - 这些设计选择被故意用来误导或诱骗用户采取他们本不会自愿采取的行动[7] - 公司被指控通过延迟或完全拒绝简化流程的变更，使取消订阅的过程变得困难[10] 公司回应与立场 - 公司发言人表示公司及其高管“一直遵守法律”，和解使公司能够继续前进并专注于为客户创新[10] - 公司声称致力于使Prime会员的注册和取消过程清晰简单，并为全球数百万忠诚会员提供巨大价值[10] 相关法律与监管背景 - 联邦贸易委员会主席称此和解是为数百万厌倦欺骗性订阅服务的美国人取得的历史性、破纪录的胜利[5] - 有政界人士批评该和解未能让公司高管承担责任，罚款对公司而言只是做生意的成本[5][6] - 公司还面临另一起联邦贸易委员会提起的诉讼，被指控垄断经营，该审判定于2027年开始[12] 其他公司动态 - 有分析预测Prime会员服务价格即将上调[3] - 公司宣布在宾夕法尼亚州农村投资200亿美元建设人工智能数据中心[8]

And just the past few minutes, some breaking news on Amazon. Let's get to Mackenzie Sagalos. Mac.>> Hey. So, just three days into its jury trial in a Seattle federal court. Amazon has reached a $2.5% billion dollar settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over claims that it used deceptive tactics to push customers into its $139 a year Prime program.Now, regulators saying Amazon tricked and trapped millions into subscriptions and then made cancellation confusing and difficult. FDC Chairman Andrew Fergus ...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has agreed to a $2.5 billion settlement over accusations that it misled millions into joining its Prime subscription and then made canceling difficult. AMZN stock is moving. See all the details here. The deal, announced on Thursday, stemmed from a 2023 Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that challenged Amazon's treatment of shoppers and its self-proclaimed role as a consumer-focused company, according to The New York Times.Settlement DetailsThe agreement includes $1 billion in ...

TRENDING: Are AI Stocks Driving A Stock Market Tech Bubble? Here Are The Facts.Amazon (AMZN) will pay $2.5 billion to settle a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission that alleged the tech giant used deceptive methods to sign customers up for Prime memberships, the regulatory agency said. Amazon stock slipped a fraction Thursday.The settlement comes as court proceedings had just kicked off for the FTC's lawsuit earlier this week. The complaint, launched in June 2023, alleged that Amazon enrolled customers ...

Amazon has agreed to a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that it knowingly trapped customers into paying for Prime subscriptions, the agency announced Thursday.The ecommerce giant will pay a $1 billion civil penalty and pledge another $1.5 billion in refunds to customers who were harmed by its conduct, the FTC said in a release. Amazon will also “cease unlawful enrollment and cancellation practices for Prime.”About 35 million consumers were affected by Amazon’s alleged m ...

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's government has drafted a proposal to ease foreign investment rules to allow e-commerce companies such as Amazon to buy products directly from Indian sellers and then sell them to overseas customers, a document showed. India prohibits foreign e-commerce companies from selling goods directly to consumers at home or abroad, allowing them only to operate a marketplace to connect buyers and sellers for a fee. The policy has been a matter of dispute between New D ...

案件核心信息 - 公司同意支付25亿美元与美国联邦贸易委员会就Prime会员注册相关指控达成和解 [1] - 此案是美国联邦贸易委员会在消费者保护案件中金额最大的经济补偿之一 [2] 具体指控内容 - 指控公司在结账过程中使用欺骗性手段，在消费者未明确同意的情况下为其注册139美元/年的Prime服务 [2] - 指控公司通过混淆的界面设计，使拒绝Prime会员的选项难以发现，而注册服务的按钮却非常醒目 [3] - 指控公司内部将复杂的取消系统命名为“Iliad”，暗示其流程如同特洛伊战争般漫长而艰难 [3] - 指控公司隐藏了关于Prime价格和自动续费的关键信息，或将其置于不易察觉的细则中 [4] 和解协议要求 - 公司必须改革其Prime会员的注册和取消流程，包括提供清晰的拒绝选项和简化取消程序 [4] - 公司必须在向消费者收费前实施新的信息披露要求 [4] 案件背景与法律进展 - 法院已于上周裁定，Amazon Prime订阅受消费者保护法约束，且公司在未完全披露订阅条款前就获取了消费者的账单信息 [5] - 此次和解提案是在西雅图法院第三天庭审开始前提出的，公司既不承认也不否认存在不当行为 [5] - 此案是近年来美国两党为遏制科技巨头权力而发起的一系列诉讼之一 [6]

ToplineAmazon will pay the FTC a whopping $2.5 billion to settle allegations it used “deceptive” practices to get people signed up for Prime subscriptions and hinder their ability to cancel the delivery service, marking one of the largest settlements in FTC history.The settlement was announced Thursday. (Photo via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).Getty Images ...

Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations that it duped users into paying for Prime subscriptions and made it hard to cancel memberships. The company will be required to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and provide $1.5 billion in refunds to an estimated 35 million consumers harmed by the company’s “deceptive Prime enrollment practices,” the FTC says. Amazon is also required to stop its “unlawful enrollment and cancellation practices. ...

Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations that it duped users into paying for Prime subscriptions and made it hard to cancel memberships.The company will be required to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and provide $1.5 billion in refunds to an estimated 35 million consumers harmed by the company’s “deceptive Prime enrollment practices,” the FTC says. Amazon is also required to stop its “unlawful enrollment and cancellation practices.” T ...