Amazon has agreed to pay what the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has called a "historic" $2.5 billion settlement after it was accused of "manipulating" customers into getting and keeping Prime subscriptions.

The FTC filed an antitrust lawsuit against the retail giant in June of 2023, alleging that it had enrolled millions of consumers in Prime subscriptions without their consent and then made the subscriptions exceedingly difficult to cancel.

At the time, Amazon called the suit, which accused it of violating the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (ROSCA), proof that the FTC had "radically departed from its mission of protecting consumers and competition."

"The practices the FTC is challenging have helped to spur competition and innovation across the retail indu

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