Amazon faces off against FTC over 'deceptive' Prime program

Amazon and the Federal Trade Commission are squaring off in a long-awaited trial over whether the company duped users into paying for Prime memberships.The lawsuit, filed by the FTC in June 2023 under the Biden administration, alleges that Amazon deceived tens of millions of customers into signing up for its Prime subscription program and sabotaged their attempts to cancel it. Amazon has denied any wrongdoing.The trial is being held in a federal court in Seattle, Amazon's backyard. Jury selection began Mond ...