FTC News Updates

The FTC and 20 states sued Dollar General on Oct. 26, alleging the discount retailer routinely charged customers more than the prices displayed.

The public inquiry seeks to address complaints from farmers that they “face other barriers to acquiring agricultural equipment and the services required to keep equipment operating.”

The FTC and a group of U.S. states sued Amazon over claims the e-commerce giant systematically overcharged advertisers by more than $20 billion since 2019. 

Amazon agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle U.S. claims that it routinely failed to provide records to help customers who were victims of identity theft.

Amazon is facing a possible lawsuit from the FTC that may lead to billions of dollars in civil penalties over claims the e-commerce giant misled advertisers.

Amazon will pay $1 billion in civil penalties and will refund $1.5 billion to customers to resolve allegations that it misled millions into signing up for Prime and then made it hard to cancel.

Amazon.com squared off in court against the FTC over allegations that the company duped customers into signing up for the Prime subscription service and then made it too hard to cancel.

A federal trial beginning in Amazon’s hometown this week is set to examine whether the online retailing giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime service.

The investigations focus on whether the companies properly disclosed the terms and pricing for ads, Bloomberg reports.

The FTC claims the rideshare and delivery company hurt consumers through “deceptive billing and cancellation practices” as part of its flagship subscription service.