The FTC settlement requires Amazon to pay a $2.5 billion total and provides relief to about 35 million Prime members enrolled without consent or facing cancellation hurdles.
Independent oversight will monitor compliance with Prime enrollment reforms to ensure the changes take effect.
Eligible customers who faced challenged enrollment and used few Prime benefits may receive automatic payments up to $51.
Amazon to pay $2.5 billion, one of the largest FTC settlements in history, to mitigate claims it tricked millions of people into signing up for Prime | Fortune