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| First post | 2023-05-31 23:44 -0400 |
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Google To Pay $8 M To Settle With Texas Over DJ Endorsements [telecom] "The Telecom Digest" <digest-replies@telecomdigest.net> - 2023-05-31 23:44 -0400
| From | "The Telecom Digest" <digest-replies@telecomdigest.net> |
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| Date | 2023-05-31 23:44 -0400 |
| Subject | Google To Pay $8 M To Settle With Texas Over DJ Endorsements [telecom] |
| Message-ID | <20230601034446.GA431448@telecomdigest.us> |
by Gonzalo E. Mon and Paul Singer In January 2022, the Texas Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Google alleging that the company engaged iHeartMedia DJs to provide endorsements for its Pixel 4 phone, even though they had never used it. In November 2022, the FTC and several state attorneys general announced settlements with Google and iHeartMedia over the same conduct. Although Texas settled with iHeartMedia, it continued to separately pursue its case against Google. Last week, the parties agreed to a settlement. According to the FTC and states, Google hired iHeartMedia and other radio networks in 2019 to have DJs read ads for the Pixel 4 phone. GooglePixel 4 provided scripts that included endorsements written in the first-person. For example: "It's my favorite phone camera out there, especially in low light, thanks to Night Sight Mode;" "I've been taking studio-like photos of everything;" and "It's also great at helping me get stuff done, thanks to the new voice activated Google Assistant that can handle multiple tasks at once." https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1320378?q=1803232&n=803&tp=22&tlk=15&lk=109
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