The FTC's Next Big Tech to Break is Amazon, but Will Lina Khan Succeed?

by Lina Khan (Finally) Sues AmazonSeptember 28th, 2023

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Lina Khan strikes again on Big Tech! This time, it's AMAZON.

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FTC v. Amazon Court Filing, retrieved on Sep 26, 2023, is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. You can jump to any part in this filing here. This is the table of links with all parts.

Case Number: 2:23-cv-00932

Plaintiff: Federal Trade Commission

Defendant: Amazon

Filing Date: June 1, 2023

Location: United States District Court Western District of Washington

TABLE OF CONTENT

INTRODUCTION

SUMMARY OF CASE

JURISDICTION AND VENUE

PLAINTIFF

DEFENDANT

COMMERCE

DEFENDANT’S BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

Typical Prime Enrollment Experiences

Prime’s Four-Page, Six-Click, Fifteen-Option Iliad Cancellation Process

The (Redacted) for the Prime Enrollment Flow

Amazon's Knowledge of Nonconsensual Enrollment

Amazon’s (Redacted) Decision to (Redacted)

Manipulative Designs in the Checkout Enrollment and Iliad Flows

Amazon's Other Subscription Programs Have Similar Features

Amazon’s Misuse of (Redacted)

Amazon’s Other Attempts to Delay the Commission’s Investigation

VIOLATIONS OF THE FTC ACT

COUNT I - Unfairly Charging Consumers Without Consent

VIOLATIONS OF THE RESTORE ONLINE SHOPPERS CONFIDENCE ACT

COUNT II - Violation of ROSCA—Inadequate Disclosures

COUNT III - Violation of ROSCA—Nonconsensual Enrollment

COUNT IV - Violation of ROSCA—Failure To Provide Simple Cancellation Mechanism

CONSUMER INJURY

PRAYER FOR RELIEF

ATTACHMENT A-N FILED UNDER SEAL

ATTACHMENT O

ATTACHMENT P FILED UNDER SEAL

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The youngest person to ever chair the FTC, Lina Khan rose to prominence from her 2017 book, "Amazon's Antitrust Paradox"

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