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FTC Secures Historic $2.5 Billion Settlement Against Amazon: Amazon used deceptive methods to sign up consumers for Prime subscriptions and made it exceedingly difficult to cancel (www.ftc.gov)

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The Federal Trade Commission has secured a historic order with Amazon.com, Inc., as well as Senior Vice President Neil Lindsay and Vice President Jamil Ghani, settling allegations that Amazon enrolled millions of consumers in Prime subscriptions without their consent, and knowingly made it difficult for consumers to cancel. Amazon will be required to pay a $1 billion civil penalty, provide $1.5 billion in refunds back to consumers harmed by their deceptive Prime enrollment practices, and cease unlawful enrollment and cancellation practices for Prime.