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Amazon has agreed to a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that it knowingly trapped customers into paying for Prime subscriptions, the agency announced Thursday.

WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab violated consumer protection law by gathering Prime subscribers' billing information before disclosing the service's terms, a judge ruled ...