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Breaking: ACCC sues Amazon over 'unfair' Prime streaming service
Key takeaways
- The ACCC is taking legal action against Amazon.
- The lawsuit alleges one of those terms was relied on when it introduced ads to Prime in July 2024 which required subscribers to pay an additional $2.99 per month to remain ad-free.
- ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said consumers were “left with no choice but to pay more”.
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The ACCC is taking legal action against Amazon.
Link copied Share Share article. The consumer watchdog is suing Amazon over allegedly having unfair contract terms for its Prime streaming service.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) claims Amazon had more than one million Australian annual subscribers on Prime contracts with five unfair terms which allowed unilateral changes between November 2023 and August 2025.
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