Google sued for false Pixel 4 ads wherein influencers lied about using the phone
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Google allegedly paid influencers to say nice things about the Pixel 4 series when, in fact, they had never used the phones.
According to the FTC, the company also paid iHeartMedia to air these “deceptive” ads.
Both Google and iHeartMedia are settling the lawsuit with the FTC and seven states. They’ll have to pay a penalty of $9.4 million.
Google and iHeartMedia are facing a lawsuit for “deceptive” Pixel 4 ads. The companies are being sued by The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and seven states for airing nearly 29,000 false ads featuring radio personalities promoting their use of the Pixel 4 phones in 2019 and 2020.
