亚马逊将在联邦贸易委员会和解协议中向Prime订阅用户退款15亿美元
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亚马逊将在联邦贸易委员会和解协议中向Prime订阅用户退款15亿美元

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亚马逊同意与联邦贸易委员会达成25亿美元的和解协议,其中包括向受影响客户退款15亿美元,涉及Prime订阅服务的相关做法。

亚马逊已同意与联邦贸易委员会(FTC)达成一项25亿美元的和解协议,此前FTC指控该公司在未经明确同意的情况下将客户加入Prime订阅服务,并使取消过程变得复杂。该和解协议包括10亿美元的民事罚款和15亿美元用于消费者退款。

FTC主席安德鲁·弗格森表示:“今天,我们将数十亿美元返还给美国消费者,并确保亚马逊不再重蹈覆辙。”

亚马逊发言人回应称:“亚马逊及我们的高管一直遵守法律,这项和解协议使我们能够继续前进,专注于为客户创新。”

FTC估计约有3500万消费者受到这些做法的影响。符合条件的客户包括2019年6月23日至2025年6月23日期间在美国注册亚马逊Prime会员或尝试取消会员资格的用户。

退款将分两个阶段发放。第一阶段将自动向通过FTC确定的特定注册流程加入且在任何12个月内使用不超过三项Prime权益的客户退款。每位客户的退款上限为51美元,退款将在FTC命令发布后90天内发放。

第二阶段,亚马逊将在首次退款后30天内向其他符合条件的客户发送索赔表格。该组客户包括尝试取消Prime会员但未成功,或在任何12个月内使用多达10项Prime权益的用户。客户有最多180天时间通过电子邮件、预付邮寄或和解网站提交索赔。亚马逊须在收到索赔后30天内审核并处理这些申请。

作为和解协议的一部分,亚马逊还同意在注册页面使用更清晰的语言,明确披露自动续订条款,并简化取消流程,以确保消费者的透明度和便利性。

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Gizmodo

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Amazon has agreed to a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) following allegations that the company enrolled customers into its Prime subscription service without clear consent and made the cancellation process challenging.

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The settlement includes a $1 billion civil penalty and $1.5 billion allocated for consumer refunds.

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FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson stated, 'Today, we are putting billions of dollars back into Americans’ pockets, and making sure Amazon never does this again.'

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An Amazon spokesperson responded, 'Amazon and our executives have always followed the law, and this settlement allows us to move forward and focus on innovating for customers.'

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The FTC estimates that approximately 35 million consumers were affected by these practices.

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Eligible customers include those in the United States who signed up for an Amazon Prime membership or attempted to cancel between June 23, 2019, and June 23, 2025.

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Refunds will be distributed in two phases.

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As part of the settlement, Amazon has also agreed to implement clearer language on sign-up pages, provide explicit disclosures about auto-renewal terms, and simplify the cancellation process to ensure transparency and ease for consumers.

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