The FTC's federal complaint is one in a string of actions against Amazon by the agency in recent months. In June, the FTC sued Amazon for alleged deceptive practices in signing up consumers for Amazon Prime and making it difficult for them to cancel subscriptions, which Amazon denies. In late May, Amazon agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty to resolve allegations of violating child privacy laws and misleading parents about data deletion practices on its Alexa voice assistant.