The Federal Trade Commission asked a judge in Seattle to delay the start of its trial accusing Amazon of duping consumers into signing up for its Prime program, citing resource constraints.

The Federal Trade Commission has walked back comments that a lack of resources is interfering with the agency’s ability to be ready for a September trial over Amazon’s Prime program.Jonathan Cohen, a ...

The Federal Trade Commission initially claimed it was short on staff and resources to pursue the case, but then later claimed it is equipped to pursue the trial.

The FTC accused Amazon in 2023 of using “deceptive user-interface designs known as ‘dark patterns’ to trick consumers into enrolling in automatically renewing Prime subscriptions.” ...

Former Federal Trade Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya didn't outright say his critical comments about working conditions at the ...

The Federal Trade Commission is in a "dire resource situation," a federal lawyer said on a call about its major lawsuit ...

The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday it is ready to litigate its case against Amazon for alleged deceptive practices, despite an earlier request in the day for more time.

The FTC said it will meet the deadlines for its Amazon Prime deceptive practices case, hours after requesting a delay due to ...

The FTC said in its 2023 complaint against Amazon that the company knowingly tricks people into signing up for Prime through ...

The agency blamed recent staffing and budget constraints. The agency blamed recent staffing and budget constraints. Lauren Feiner is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the ...

Amazon Prime, Alexa, logistics, devices, and more. The U.S. District Courthouse in downtown Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo) Amazon and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission will get a chance to educate ...