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Amazon settlement
The gist
A federal court ordered Amazon to expand and accelerate refunds under its $2.5 billion Prime settlement.
Prime customers could receive up to $200, with payments starting Oct. 1.
How it unfolded
- 2023The FTC filed a lawsuit claiming Amazon used manipulative, coercive, or deceptive user-interface designs to trick consumers into enrolling in Prime and made it difficult to cancel.
- 2025 -09Amazon settled the FTC allegations, agreeing to pay up to $1.5 billion in consumer redress plus a $1 billion civil penalty, without admitting wrongdoing.
- Sep 25, 2025Amazon agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle the FTC complaint that it duped customers into Prime sign-ups.