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    FTC sues Amazon for 'tricking and trapping' people in Prime subscriptions

    Federal regulators say Amazon uses manipulative techniques to enroll shoppers into Prime memberships that are purposefully hard to cancel.
    by Alina Selyukh Jun 21, 2023 2 minutes
    Federal regulators have sued Amazon, alleging the company for years "tricked" people into Prime memberships that were purposefully hard to cancel.
    Updated June 21, 2023 at 3:08 PM ET

    Federal regulators have sued Amazon, alleging the company for years "tricked" people into buying Prime memberships that were purposefully hard to cancel.

    The Federal Trade Commission, in a legal complaint , says Amazon illegally used "manipulative, coercive, or deceptive" designs to

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