What Next TBD: The U.S. vs Amazon Prime

On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon, accusing the online giant of “tricking and trapping people into recurring subscriptions.” The complaint says Amazon “knowingly duped millions of consumers into unknowingly enrolling in Amazon Prime." 

With murmurs of a larger antitrust probe against Amazon just around the corner, how serious is this suit for the tech giant? 

Guest: Leah Nylen, antitrust reporter at Bloomberg

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On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon, accusing the online giant of “tricking and trapping people into recurring subscriptions.” The complaint says Amazon “knowingly duped millions of consumers into unknowingly enrolling in Amazon Prime." 

With murmurs of a larger antitrust probe against Amazon just around the corner, how serious is this suit for the tech giant? 

Guest: Leah Nylen, antitrust reporter at Bloomberg

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