Amazon.com’s founder and chief executive will both be forced to forced to address allegations scammed customers into signing up for its Prime service, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Wednesday – or face federal action.
The announcement comes as the government watchdog continues to probe claims Amazon illegally pushed its premiere membership program on users, and locked them in without providing easy ways to cancel its recurring charges.
Now, Jeff Bezos and his chief lieutenant Andy Jassy will have to address those allegations no later than October 7, the agency said, quashing efforts by the online seller that the pair be excused from testifying in the federal case.
Jeff Bezos and his chief lieutenant Andy Jassy will have to address those allegations Amazon illegally pushed the membership program without providing easy ways to cancel its recurring charges no later than October 7, the FTC said Wednesday, or face federal action.