The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Thursday a $2.5 billion settlement with Amazon to resolve a lawsuit over alleged deceptive practices tied to Amazon Prime.

Under the court order issued by Judge John H. Chun of the Western District of Washington, $1.5 billion will go to eligible consumers affected by the practices, while $1 billion will be paid as a civil penalty to the FTC. The order also requires Amazon to simplify the Prime cancellations process.

The settlement marks a full and final resolution of the FTC’s June 2023 lawsuit, which accused Amazon of “duping millions of consumers into unknowingly enrolling in its Amazon Prime services” and making Prime membership cancellation onerous and difficult.

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