Amazon might owe you money: $1.5 billion payout for Prime members follows FTC settlement. Here’s what to know

The e-commerce giant settled a lawsuit alleging it used ‘deceptive practices’ to sell Prime subscriptions, then made it ‘exceedingly difficult’ to cancel.

Amazon reached a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday over whether the e-commerce giant used “deceptive methods” to sign up consumers for Prime subscriptions, then made it “exceedingly difficult” to cancel.