Amazon Prime ad-free lawsuit overview:
- Who: Customers have filed an Amazon class action lawsuit over the company’s switch to charging customers for ad-free video.
- Why: Amazon allegedly began charging $2.99 for ad-free video to customers who previously purchased an annual membership, something plaintiffs in the class action claim they already paid for.
- Where: The Prime class action was filed in federal court in Washington.
A class action lawsuit claims Amazon added an unlawful $2.99 monthly charge for ad-free video for customers who had already paid for commercial-free service in an annual Prime membership.
The changes came after Amazon had included ad-free video with its Prime memberships for more than a decade. Consumers who purchased the annual memberships should have reasonably believed that the video service would remain ad-free throughout their membership, the lawsuit argues.
“This is not fair, because these subscribers already paid for the ad-free version; these subscribers should not have to pay an additional $2.99/month for something that they already paid for,” the class action says.
Amazon introduced the new Amazon Prime charge despite advertising “unlimited, commercial-free, instant streaming” for more than a decade until 2023, when class members paid for annual memberships, the class action says.
Prime class action has ‘millions or tens of millions’ of potential class members
There are 160 million Amazon Prime subscribers in the United States and likely “millions or tens of millions” have purchased annual subscriptions, the class action says.
The plaintiffs are asking for restitution and an injunction against the fees, as well at attorneys’ fees and costs.
“Legal remedies here are not adequate because they would not stop defendant from continuing to engage in the deceptive practices,” the class action claims.
A pair of customers have voluntarily dropped a separate class action lawsuit against Amazon after accusing the company of failing to follow its Amazon Prime two-day shipping guarantee.
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The plaintiff is represented by Christin Cho, Jonas B. Jacobson and Simon Franzini of Dovel and Luner LLP.
The Amazon Prime ad-free class action lawsuit is Napoleon v. Amazon.com Inc., Case No. 2:24-cv-00186, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
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I have been an Amazon Prime member since 2011, and have been paying the annual amount. I would like to be added to this class action.
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I have also paid for years, both my household and my parents household pay for prime video (and now also the $3 upcharge for what we used to have)
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I have been an Amazon prime member for years, possibly since the start of prime please add me to this class action suit.
I have been an Amazon Prime Customer for years and would like to participate in this class action lawsuit. The ad-free experience with amazon prime movies is one of the reasons I’ve subscribed to prime for the last 5-6 years. The other reasons are the fast shipping (which isn’t as good as it used to be) and my belief the members are entitled to Unlimited streaming on Amazon Music. They charge a separate fee of $99 to get unlimited music and that is not what they advertise.
I have been effected as well please add me
I have been an Amazon Prime member for many years. I would like to participate in the class actions for sharing my private information and for the new charge for my commercial free subscription.