Watchdog sues Amazon for charging subscribers extra to remove new ads

Australia’s consumer watchdog has blasted Amazon over its decision to introduce ads on its Prime video streaming service – and hike prices 45 per cent to avoid them – alleging the tech giant forced unfair trading terms on its 1 million-plus customers. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission is suing Amazon after it launched advertisements on Prime and then charged its customers, who had already paid an annual fee, extra to avoid being bombarded with ads.