FTC attorneys asked a Seattle judge to delay the start of a trial over its Amazon Prime "dark patterns" case. The agency cited staffing and budget constraints as factors for why the trial should be pushed back.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission asked a federal court in Seattle to delay a September trial in its case alleging Amazon misled consumers over its Prime subscription service, citing "severe resource shortfalls in terms of both money and personnel,

Due to a shortage of staff and resources, the Federal Trade Commission has asked a Seattle judge to postpone its Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) trial in which the U.S. government agency is accusing the tech and e-commerce behemoth of misleading consumers into signing up for its Prime program,