FTC: Amazon Prime sign-up and cancellation consumer protection case
US Federal Trade Commission · decided Sep 25, 2025 · Settled
The FTC said Amazon enrolled people in Prime without consent and made cancelling hard. Settled during trial.
The case
- Against
- Amazon
- Regulator
- US Federal Trade Commission
- Decided
- Sep 25, 2025
- Status
- Settled
- Outcome
- Settlement of $2.5 billion: $1 billion civil penalty and $1.5 billion in refunds
- Amount
- $2.5 billion
History
1 dated entry| Date | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2025 | Decision: Settlement of $2.5 billion: $1 billion civil penalty and $1.5 billion in refunds | Decision | Link |
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| - | FTC v. Amazon (antitrust)Active · US District Court, Western District of Washington | Antitrust | Active | Sep 26, 2023 |
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