Amazon pays $2.5B to settle FTC claims over Prime “dark patterns,” while still expanding Prime-speed fulfillment beyond its own marketplace. Walmart, meanwhile, partners with OpenAI to enable shopping through ChatGPT and claims it can reach 95% of U.S. households with three-hour delivery by year’s end. TikTok updates seller enforcement: clearer negative-balance thresholds and stricter rules against spammy, low-effort content.
Key Takeaways
- Amazon is in hot water: $2.5B settlement tied to Prime enrollment + cancellation friction.
- Prime speed goes multi-channel: Fulfillment expands to Shopify, Walmart, and Shein.
- Walmart bets on AI: Shopping via ChatGPT becomes a real commerce channel.
- 3-hour delivery push: Walmart targets 95% household coverage using stores as fulfillment hubs.
- TikTok seller thresholds: $100 loses perks, $250 withdrawals blocked, $500 account canceled.
- TikTok content crackdown: Repetitive, faceless, generic, text-to-speech “spam” gets penalized.
