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Amazon cracks down on major Prime program starting Oct. 1. Here's what is changing

Do you share your Amazon Prime membership with others? The online retail giant is cracking down on the practice. Amazon will end its Prime Invitee Program, launched in 2008, on Oct. 1, 2025. Under ...
New York Post

Amazon cuts $2.5B settlement with FTC over Prime subscriptions — with $1.5B to be doled out to customers

Amazon has agreed to a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that it knowingly trapped customers into paying for Prime subscriptions, the agency announced Thursday.

Amazon Will Pay $2.5 Billion to Settle FTC Suit That Alleged ‘Dark Patterns’ in Prime Sign-Ups

Amazon will pay both the Federal Trade Commission and consumers directly to settle a lawsuit alleging that it used ...
ConsumerAffairs

Amazon’s Prime marketing campaign goes on trial in Seattle

A landmark trial begins, as the U.S. Federal Trade Commission moves forward with allegations that Amazon systematically misled consumers into signing up for its Prime membership. The FTC claims Amazon ...