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 ...