Due to a recent regulations regarding subscription payment in India, Amazon cannot charge our payment instrument on file directly for subscriptions; It has to go through an intermediate (payment gateway) and the Bank with explicit permission during initial subscription.
Before each subscription payment there after, The Bank reminds us with SMS about the payment and we can cancel it through that. For amount > INR 5000 (~ 60$) each subscription payment has to be approved by the consumer.
Amazon still does employ dark patterns, Like having 'Prime membership cancellation' behind several pages and the final confirmation located in a non-prominent location; But Indians can cancel Prime membership without even visiting Amazon's website.
Before each subscription payment there after, The Bank reminds us with SMS about the payment and we can cancel it through that. For amount > INR 5000 (~ 60$) each subscription payment has to be approved by the consumer.
Amazon still does employ dark patterns, Like having 'Prime membership cancellation' behind several pages and the final confirmation located in a non-prominent location; But Indians can cancel Prime membership without even visiting Amazon's website.