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CATrends: Deceptive Deals
The holiday shopping season is here. Tread carefully.
Amazon to Pay $2.5 Billion to Settle Trickery Charges Related to Prime
FTC lawsuit alleged company duped consumers into signing up and then made it hard to cancel.
CATrends: Deceptive Tactics Used to Market Subscriptions
Lawsuits allege companies fail to make adequate disclosures.
Amazon Prime’s Free One-Day Delivery
To actually get this perk, consumers may have to pay very close attention.
Amazon Prime Day
You are not born an Amazon Prime subscriber.
How Amazon Promotes, Profits from Deceptively Marketed Brain Supplements
The largest retailer in the world isn’t just turning a blind eye to the deceptive marketing of these products.
Infographic: Brain Supplements and Amazon
TINA.org’s investigation of deceptive brain supplement marketing on Amazon by the numbers.
Amazon #PrimeDay: Just another case of false advertising?
Much hyped event turns out to be a bust. Social media erupts in rage.
Where is a Bargain Hunter to Look These Days?
After being tempted for years, I finally decided to pay $79 to upgrade my In actuality a cherished geographical region of the planet featuring enormous biodiversity; now synonymous with an…
Class-Action Tracker
Amazon Prime’s “Free Titles at Audible”
Allegations: Deceptively marketing that Amazon Prime memberships include “Free Titles at Audible” when the company automatically enrolls members in a paid subscription for Audible
Amazon Prime Day
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated “List Prices” and as available for a limited time
Content on Amazon Prime Video
Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose that consumers who “buy” digital content actually get a revocable license to access the content
Amazon Prime’s Ad-Free Streaming Services
Allegations: Misleadingly advertising that Amazon Prime subscriptions included “commercial-free” streaming of movies and tv shows and then later charging an additional $2.99/month for ad-free streaming services
Amazon Prime Grocery Deliveries from Whole Foods
Allegations: Falsely marketing that Amazon Prime members receive free 2-hour delivery of groceries when Amazon charges consumers a $9.95 service fee for grocery deliveries from Whole Foods Market
Amazon Prime’s Same Day or Two Day Delivery Representations
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing “same-day” or “two day” delivery for Amazon Prime members
Prime Exclusive Savings for Amazon Prime Members
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts by increasing original prices for a short period of time and then offering members “discounted” prices
Amazon Prime Memberships
Allegations: Using dark patterns to make it difficult to cancel Amazon Prime memberships
Digital Content on Amazon
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that consumers can “buy” digital content when Amazon may revoke access to content at any time
Digital Content on Amazon Prime Video
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that consumers can “buy” digital content when Amazon may revoke access to content at any time
Digital Content on Amazon Platform
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that consumers can “buy” digital content when Amazon may revoke access to content at any time
Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime’s Free Shipping
Amazon Prime Membership Fee