Amazon settlement in ‘dark patterns’ case has long-term implications

By Xu Yuan, Maria Dinzeo and Mike Swift ( October 7, 2025) -- Amazon’s $2.5 billion settlement to resolve Federal Trade Commission allegations that it tricked customers in offering its flagship Prime subscription ended a yearslong legal fight that has attracted unwanted public attention for the world’s most successful e-commerce company, but the changes it committed to are likely to have a sizable long-term impact on its business....

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