Starting October 1, millions of additional Amazon Prime customers could receive automatic payments as part of an expandedfederal settlementoverbilling and cancellation practices. The upcoming distribution phase expands eligibility to consumers who used between 11 and 20 Prime benefits during a single year, a group excluded from earlier distributions, according to the Federal Trade Commission . 5 billion agreement resolving government allegations that Amazon enrolled consumers in Prime without explicit consent and created complex digital processes that hindered efforts to cancel memberships. Under the resolution, Amazon agreed to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and set aside $1. and either enrolled through specific disputed checkout screens or attempted unsuccessfully to cancel their membership between June 23, 2019, and June 23, 2025.