Australia sues Amazon over allegedly unfair Prime Video contract changes for subscribers
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Kali Hays
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Australia's consumer watchdog, the ACCC, has sued Amazon over allegedly unfair contract terms introduced for Prime Video subscribers. The regulator claims Amazon broke consumer protection law by adding adverts to Prime Video using contract terms that were unfair to over a million annual subscribers between November 2023 and the present. The lawsuit targets Amazon's practice of changing the terms of service for existing subscribers without adequate consent or transparency.
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· 2 pulledAustralia's consumer watchdog has sued Amazon, claiming the tech giant introduced adverts in Prime Video using allegedly unfair contract terms.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said Amazon had broken consumer protection law by making the unfair contracts with over a million annual subscribers between November 2023 and
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