1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

FTC sues Amazon over ‘deceptive’ practices in Prime signups, cancellations

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The e-commerce giant “duped millions of consumers” into enrolling in its Amazon Prime membership, the FTC alleges in its complaint.

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