SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Federal Trade Commission and a handful of states revealed settlements Monday with Google and iHeartMedia associated to deceptive radio ads about a Google cellularphone.
The settlements stem from problems declaring Google paid to have radio characters back and talk about their individual experiences utilizing the Pixel 4, one of the business’s cellularphones, according to California Attorney General Rob Bonta. At the time, the phone wasn’t offered and numerous of the radio DJs had not utilized it, Bonta stated.
The advertisements ran more than 23,000 times throughout 10 media markets, consistingof Los Angeles and San Francisco, Bonta’s workplace stated.
Google will pay $9 million and iHeartMedia will pay $400,000, Bonta’s workplace stated. iHeartMedia is the biggest owner of radio stations in the country. Some smallersized radio stations likewise ran the advertisements.
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