Amazon has started issuing payments to eligible Prime members as part of a $2.5 billion settlement over federal allegations that it misled customers. The online retailer  agreed to the payouts in September  to resolve a 2023 Federal Trade Commission  lawsuit that accused Amazon of misleading customers into enrolling in Prime and making it hard for them to cancel their membership. Under the settlement, Amazon agreed to offer $1.5 billion in refunds to customers. However, the e-commerce company