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.

SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon has reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which said the online retail giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime memberships ...

Amazon has reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, following allegations that it duped users into paying for Prime memberships. The huge settlement came just ...

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