Up to 35 million Amazon Prime members may receive payments from a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. This settlement resolves allegations that the company misled millions of ...

The online giant is accused of enrolling millions of unwitting customers in Amazon Prime, then making it hard to cancel.

In September, the FTC announced a $2.5 billion settlement with Amazon involving how millions of consumers felt tricked into signing up for Prime membership and had a tough time stopping the fees.

Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle allegations brought by the Federal Trade Commission over how it enrolled customers in Prime and how difficult it made cancellation. The FTC alleged ...