The Brief

Amazon will pay a record $2.5 billion to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of deceptive practices when enrolling customers for Prime memberships.

The FTC said Amazon deliberately made it difficult for customers to purchase an item without also subscribing to Prime.

Some of the settlement money – $1.5 billion – will be refunded to customers who were impacted by Amazon’s actions.

Amazon has agreed to a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission after accusations that the company tricked customers into enrolling in its Prime memberships.

The surprise settlement comes just days after the trial began in U.S. District Court in Seattle this week.

Amazon’s FTC settlement

By the numbers:

The Seattle-based company will pay $1 billion in civil penalties —

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