A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime — and made it hard to leave

The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon in U.S. District Court in Seattle two years ago and has alleged more than a decade of legal violations, including of the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence ...
ConsumerAffairs

Amazon faces trial over Prime sign-ups

Federal court in Seattle to decide whether Amazon tricked customers into Prime memberships FTC says the company used “dark ...
KJZZ

Did Amazon trick people into paying for Prime? Federal case goes to trial

The U.S. government says Amazon manipulated people into signing up for Prime memberships that were purposefully hard to ...
KSL

Amazon ends program that lets Prime members share free shipping perk outside household

NEW YORK — Amazon is ending a program that allows members of its Prime membership subscription program to share their free shipping benefits with people who don't have the same primary address. In an ...
AZ Central

Amazon is tightening restrictions on shared Prime accounts. Here's who is impacted.

Starting next month, Prime members who want to share shipping perks with other customers must live together at the same primary residential address, a change from the company's previous allowance.
Fast Company

Amazon is ending a beloved Prime shipping benefit. Here’s what will change on October 1

If there’s one thing that digital platforms really don’t want, it’s you giving login details to people outside of your household. The past few years have seen Netflix, Disney, and HBO Max—to name a ...