Millions of Georgia residents use Amazon for shopping, watching movies , and more. Now, some of them may be up for a pay day .
Last week, users across the nation started receiving payments as part of Amazon's $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. Here's what we know:
What is the Amazon settlement for?
The settlement comes after Amazon in September agreed to settle with the FTC in an antitrust lawsuit filed in 2023. The suit alleged Amazon coerced millions of consumers into enrolling in Prime subscriptions, then made those agreements extremely difficult to cancel. Amazon denied wrongdoing and said it has "always followed the law."
"We work incredibly hard to make it clear and simple for customers to both sign up or cancel their Prime membership, and

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