亚马逊面临公平贸易委员会的审判, 指控它使用欺骗性的网站设计来欺骗用户订阅Prime用户, Amazon faces FTC trial over claims it used deceptive website designs to trick users into Prime subscriptions, which it denies.

亚马逊在西雅图受到审判, 指控它误导消费者通过欺骗性的网站设计, Amazon is on trial in Seattle over allegations it misled consumers into signing up for Prime through deceptive website designs, known as "dark patterns," according to the FTC. 该机构声称，亚马逊通过突出的免费送货按钮使注册变得容易，同时隐藏了取消，需要一个复杂的多步骤流程，内部称为“伊利亚特流程”，该流程诱骗数百万人进行意外订阅。 The agency claims Amazon made enrollment easy with prominent free shipping buttons while obscuring cancellation, requiring a complex, multi-step process internally called the "Iliad Flow," which tricked millions into unintended subscriptions. FTC认为, 这些做法违反了消费者保护法, 引用内部文件将该问题描述为「无言癌症」。 The FTC argues these practices violated consumer protection laws, citing internal documents describing the issue as an "unspoken cancer." 亚马逊否认错失行为, 表示其做法在订阅行业是标准做法, “黑暗模式”缺乏明确的法律定义。 Amazon denies wrongdoing, saying its practices are standard in the subscription industry and that "dark patterns" lack a clear legal definition. 审判预计持续近一个月, 由陪审团决定, 紧接着John Chun法官就亚马逊的证据处理方式提出的批评。 The trial, expected to last nearly a month and decided by a jury, follows criticism from Judge John Chun over Amazon’s handling of evidence. 这是预计2027年将发生的大型反托拉斯案件的一个前奏。 It is a precursor to a larger antitrust case expected in 2027.