If you were eligible for a settlement payment stemming from the historic Amazon Prime settlement last year, you could be owed even more money now. The FTC announced on Thursday that Amazon will accelerate and expand payments to eligible consumers under last year’s $2.5 billion settlement, which involved allegations that Amazon enrolled millions of consumers in Prime subscriptions without their consent and knowingly made it difficult for them to cancel. This week, a federal court approved a joint motion filed by the FTC and Amazon approving measures to accelerate and expand future redress payments to consumers. Under the revised order, more consumers will now qualify for refunds from Amazon and the maximum payment cap has been raised from $51 to $200 total. As part of the revised order, consumers who have accepted payments will be eligible to receive an additional $149, for a total of $200. This last round of supplemental payments will start by April 2027 and will also be distributed automatically.
