FTC Announces Additional Payments to Consumers Stemming from FTC's Amazon Prime Settlement

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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that Amazon will accelerate and expand payments to eligible consumers under last year's $2.5 billion settlement, which resolved FTC allegations that the online retailer enrolled millions of consumers in Prime subscriptions without their consent and knowingly made it difficult for consumers to cancel.

Under the historic September 2025 settlement of the FTC's allegations, Amazon was required to pay up to $1.5 billion in redress to consumers harmed by the company's deceptive Prime enrollment practices in addition to a $1 billion civil penalty. As of September 2026, Amazon has issued more than $845 million in redress payments to consumers.

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