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Amazon agrees to $2.5 billion settlement in US FTC 'dark patterns' trial (updates*)

( September 25, 2025, 15:38 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by the US Federal Trade Commission accusing it of violating the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act by tricking millions of customers into signing up for its  Prime subscription service and making it difficult to cancel. Of the settlement, $1 billion is to be paid in civil penalties, and $1.5 billion would be paid in redress to consumers who were unintentionally enrolled in Prime or deterred from canceling. *Updated on Sept. 25, 2025 at 16:00 GMT: Updated to add FTC release and stipulated order.Statement follows below. See attached file....

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