Amazon sued in Australia over Prime Video ads, extra fee for ad-free streaming

Australia’s consumer watchdog has taken Amazon to court, alleging the company unfairly introduced advertisements to Prime Video and forced annual Prime subscribers to pay extra to continue watching ad-free, despite having already paid upfront for the service.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has filed proceedings in the Federal Court against Amazon Australia, alleging the company’s Prime subscription contracts contained unfair terms that allowed it to make significant changes to the service without compensating customers.