You can still claim your refund in Amazon's $2.5 billion Prime settlement - here's how

"If you're an Amazon Prime subscriber, you might be eligible to claim your part of the e-commerce giant's $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). A lawsuit brought by the FTC alleges that Amazon used deceptive practices to get people to sign up for a Prime subscription and then made it difficult to cancel that subscription."

"The FTC alleges that Amazon did three things specifically: Took consumers' billing information before clearly disclosing terms for Amazon Prime. Failed to get consumers' express consent to sign up for Amazon Prime. Failed to provide a simple way for consumers to cancel Amazon Prime. Amazon did not admit wrongdoing, but agreed to a settlement."

Amazon agreed to a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission after the FTC alleged deceptive Prime enrollment and cancellation practices. The FTC alleged that Amazon collected billing information before clearly disclosing Prime terms, failed to obtain express consent for Prime enrollment, and did not provide a simple cancellation process. Amazon did not admit wrongdoing but consented to the settlement. Two groups of subscribers are eligible for payments; most eligible people should have already received automatic payments if they enrolled through specific "Challenged Enrollment Flow" paths and used limited Prime benefits. Claim submissions are open through July 27, 2026.

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