Lawsuit alleging Amazon made Prime too hard to cancel goes to trial

By Alina Selyukh,

Leila Fadel

Published September 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM PDT

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit accusing Amazon of tricking people into paying for Prime memberships that were purposefully difficult to cancel. The trial starts Monday.

Alina Selyukh

Alina Selyukh is a business correspondent at NPR, where she covers retail, low-wage work, big brands and other aspects of the consumer economy. Her work has been recognized by the Gracie Awards, the National Headliner Award and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers.

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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