Weekly civic intelligence report ยท v2.2
Amazon agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations that it deceived customers into enrolling in Prime. This represents enforcement action against corporate practices but is not directly Trump administration policy.
This is routine FTC enforcement action against corporate deceptive practices, not Trump administration policy. A-score: Low constitutional impact (3.0) - minor rule_of_law credit for regulatory enforcement, minimal civil_rights (consumer protection), slight capture/corruption concerns around corporate practices. No mechanism specified, significant downward modifier (0.7) applied. Severity low due to reversibility of settlement, limited precedent. B-score: Moderate hype (7.4) driven by Amazon brand recognition and large dollar amount, but lacks Trump administration connection or constitutional crisis framing. Classification: Clear Noise - routine regulatory settlement, no constitutional mechanism, pre-existing FTC investigation unrelated to current administration's constitutional concerns. This is normal government function, not distraction or constitutional damage.
FILTER: Routine corporate enforcement action. Not relevant to constitutional damage tracking or Trump administration distraction analysis. Standard FTC consumer protection settlement.