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Amazon to pay $2.5bn to settle lawsuit over its Prime subscription service
亚马逊亚马逊(US:AMZN) The Guardian·2025-09-25 15:43

Amazon has agreed to pay 2.5bninfinesandredresstoPrimesubscriberstosettlealawsuitbytheUSFederalTradeCommission(FTC),whichaccusedtheretailgiantofsigningusersupfortheservicewithouttheirconsentandmakingitdifficulttocancel.Inastatement,theFTCsaid2.5bn in fines and redress to Prime subscribers to settle a lawsuit by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which accused the retail giant of signing users up for the service without their consent and making it difficult to cancel.In a statement, the FTC said 1.5bn of the total will go into a fund to repay eligible subscribers.Amazon has been contacted for comment.The FTC – the US agency charged with consumer protection - sued Amazon in 2023, accusing the company of enrolling te ...