Amazon to Pay $2.5 Billion to Settle FTC Charges It Tricked Millions of People Into Signing Up for Prime Program

Amazon will pay $2.5 billion under a proposed order by the Federal Trade Commission to settle allegations the ecommerce giant enrolled millions of consumers in Prime subscriptions without their consent — and deliberately made it difficult for consumers to cancel. Amazon will be required to pay a $1 billion civil penalty, provide $1.5 billion in […]