FTC asks to delay Amazon Prime deceptive practices case, citing staffing shortfalls
FTC attorneys asked a Seattle judge to delay the start of a trial over its Amazon Prime "dark patterns" case. The agency cited staffing and budget constraints as factors for why the trial should be ...
FTC Flip-Flops on Scant Resource Claim in Amazon Prime Case
The US Federal Trade Commission quickly walked back comments that resource constraints at the agency will hamper its ability to start a trial in September challenging Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime ...
FTC asks judge to delay Amazon trial due to resource constraints
A lawyer for the Federal Trade Commission says the agency needs to seek a trial delay in a case against Amazon due to ...
New York Post18d
FTC no longer seeks to delay Amazon Prime case after attorney admits mistake about ‘resource shortfalls’
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.” ...
FTC asks judge to postpone Amazon trial as Musk's layoffs have left the agency short-staffed
The FTC said in its 2023 complaint against Amazon that the company knowingly tricks people into signing up for Prime through ...
The Associated Press on MSN17d
FTC reverses its request for a delay in an Amazon trial, says it has resources to litigate the case
A lawyer for the Federal Trade Commission has walked back his comments about a lack of resources and staff turnover interfering with the agency’s preparations for a trial involving Amazon’s Prime ...
The Verge18d
FTC asks to delay Amazon Prime deceptive practices trial
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 ...
FTC reverses course, says it has resources to pursue Amazon deceptive practices case
The FTC said it will meet the deadlines for its Amazon Prime deceptive practices case, hours after requesting a delay due to ...
Fired FTC Commissioner Criticized Conditions at Amazon Just Before Dismissal
Former Federal Trade Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya didn't outright say his critical comments about working conditions at the ...
The Verge17d
The FTC has enough staff to pursue its case against Amazon after all
The Federal Trade Commission doesn’t have any staffing issues that will impact its ability to face Amazon in trial after all, an attorney for the government said in a filing to a federal court ...
GeekWire23d
Amazon and FTC set to square off in ‘Economics Day’ hearing in Seattle federal court
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 ...
NBC News18d
FTC asks to delay Amazon Prime deceptive practices case, citing staffing shortfalls
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.