RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 21: The Amazon Prime logo is displayed on the side of an Amazon delivery truck on June 21, 2023 in Richmond, California. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued Amazon alleging that company has deceived millions of customers into signing up for Prime subscription services and intentionally complicated the cancellation process. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe Federal Trade Commission is proud of its record-breaking settlement with Amazon over allegations tha ...

A historically inexpensive trillion-dollar business has the necessary catalysts to leapfrog the likes of Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft by the turn of the decade.For much of the last 16 years, the stock market has been unstoppable. With the exception of the five-week COVID-19 crash in February-March 2020, and the roughly nine-month bear market in 2022, the bulls have been in firm control on Wall Street.The catalyst for this ongoing outperformance primarily rests with Wall Street's trillion-dollar businesses. ...

诉讼与和解核心 - 公司同意支付25亿美元达成和解 以了结联邦贸易委员会关于其误导客户注册Prime会员的诉讼[1] - 和解金中15亿美元将用于建立基金以偿还符合条件的订阅用户 另外10亿美元作为民事罚款被收取[2] - 公司被要求在结账过程中添加“清晰且醒目”的选项以拒绝Prime订阅 并简化取消流程[2] 公司立场与业务背景 - 公司否认存在不当行为 表示其高管始终遵守法律 和解使公司能够继续专注于为客户创新[3] - 和解消息发布之际 公司正为其秋季主要购物活动Prime大促日做准备 希望将诉讼抛诸脑后[4] - 联邦贸易委员会指控公司使用被称为“暗黑模式”的操纵性、欺骗性用户界面设计 诱骗消费者注册自动续费的Prime订阅[5][6] 赔偿资格与流程 - 赔偿资格限于在2019年6月23日至2025年6月23日期间注册Amazon Prime的客户[7] - 符合条件的客户包括通过特定“受质疑注册流程”订阅Prime 或通过任何方式订阅但未能成功取消会员资格的客户[7] - 索赔人还需满足在任意12个月内使用不超过10项Prime权益的条件[7] - 通过受质疑流程注册且在一年内使用不超过3项Prime权益的客户将在90天内自动获得赔付 其他符合条件的客户需提交索赔申请[8] - 未能成功取消会员资格的客户也需要提交索赔申请以获取赔偿[8] 赔偿金额细节 - 符合资格的索赔人获得的赔偿金额上限为51美元[9] - 实际赔付金额可能根据客户在订阅服务期间使用的Amazon Prime权益数量而减少[9]

Girl using digital tablet. Subscribe conceptgettyMarketers in the $208 billion U.S. subscription economy have been put on notice after Amazon settled a Federal Trade Commission suit against what the FTC termed “deceptive” practices to sign up customers for Prime memberships and making it “exceedingly” difficult to cancel subscriptions. In the settlement, Amazon agreed to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and refund $1.5 billion to approximately 35 million customers who were impacted by unwanted Prime enrollmen ...

Amazon Prime may promise lightning-fast shipping and countless perks, but according to U.S. federal regulators, millions of customers got more than they put in their shopping baskets. Even more troubling, in some cases they signed up without fully realizing it. Now the online giant is paying a massive price: a record-breaking $2.5 billion settlement. That includes $1.5 billion in refunds for Prime members and another $1 billion in civil penalties. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says Amazon tricked pe ...

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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 ...