Amazon FTC Settlement 2025: Massive $2.5 Billion Prime Refund and Antitrust Reforms – Your Guide to Claiming Benefits
Amazon's Seattle headquarters under stormy skies, symbolizing the FTC settlement 's $2.5B cloud over e-commerce giants – a new era of consumer empowerment dawns. " Discover the Amazon FTC settlement details: $2.5B payout for Prime members , key changes to sign-up practices, and consumer protections in 2025. Explore antitrust implications and how to claim your refund in this e-commerce antitrust guide." In a landmark move that's sending ripples through the world of online shopping, Amazon has struck a deal with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to shell out up to $2.5 billion over allegations of sneaky tactics in its Prime subscription program. Announced just days into a high-stakes trial in Seattle, this 2025 resolution wraps up a two-year battle that accused the e-commerce behemoth of using tricky design tricks – known as " dark patterns " – to lure shoppers into memberships they didn't fully intend to join, then making it a ha...