Amazon will pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC’s Prime lawsuit
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SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon has reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which said the online retail giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime memberships and made it difficult for them to cancel after doing so.
It’s a different kind of Amazon trial — not the kind that lets you try out the product. On Monday, a jury in Seattle will begin hearing a case that could change how Amazon runs Prime, its $139-a-year subscription.