United States of America: Filed FTC lawsuit against Amazon for enrolling consumers in Amazon Prime without consent and sabotaging attempts to cancel (FTC v. Amazon)
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Filed FTC lawsuit against Amazon for enrolling consumers in Amazon Prime without consent and sabotaging attempts to cancel (FTC v. Amazon)
On 21 June 2023, the US Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint with the Western District of Washington against Amazon Prime for intentionally enrolling consumers into its Amazon Prime program without their consent and knowingly making it difficu…
Scope
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority
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2023-06-21
under deliberation
2023-09-20
under deliberation