The Federal Trade Commission’s $2.5 billion settlement with Amazon has sent shockwaves through the tech industry, exposing ...

The Federal Trade Commission decided to hit Amazon with a lawsuit for the company’s use of “dark patterns,” the evil magic tricks that use behavioral science principles to design user experiences that ...

For years, merchants on Amazon have accused the company of ripping off their ideas and selling much cheaper versions under the Amazon Basics brand, but no one’s made the case quite like Peak Design.

Amazon knows that "millions" of people who enrolled in Amazon Prime did so accidentally, and that the cancellation process involves a "labyrinthian mechanism" that thwarts subscribers' attempts to end ...

Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle charges that it used "dark patterns" to dupe people into subscribing to Prime and thwarted cancellation efforts. The settlement resolves a 2023 lawsuit ...

The Federal Trade Commission announced Sept. 25 it has secured a landmark $2.5 billion settlement with Amazon, concluding its multiyear investigation and litigation over Prime subscription practices.

India’s government has reminded big tech companies that it has rules that prohibit the use of dark patterns – deceptive design practices that deliberately mislead and confuse customers of online ...