How customers can check eligibility for Amazon Prime settlement refunds

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Thursday, Sept. 25 that Amazon will pay a $1 billion civil penalty, as well as $1.5 billion in refunds after it was accused of enrolling customers in Prime subscriptions without their consent and making it hard Expand

Amazon is set to pay a historic $2.5 billion settlement after it was accused of enrolling customers in Prime subscriptions without their consent and making it hard to cancel. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the settlement on Thursday and said that Amazon will pay a $1 billion civil penalty, as well as $1.5 billion in refunds to impacted customers.

"Today, we are putting billions of dollars back into Americans’ pockets, and making sure Amazon never does this again," FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said in a sta