![]() “Google and iHeartMedia paid influencers to promote products they never used, showing a blatant disrespect for truth-in-advertising rules,” said Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Samuel Levine. Google has been banned from making certain types of advertisements in New York State in the future, and Google will provide compliance reports for just three years, and iHeartMedia will provide compliance reports for the next 10 years. Of the $9.4 million, New York State will receive $1.52 million from Google and $56,767 from iHeartMedia in penalties, costs and fees. Luke Combs performs on the second night of the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival, Saturday, Sept. Google did not provide any stations with any phones ahead of time. Radio personalities immediately began talking about phones that they were allegedly using even though they were still not released to the public. The advertising campaign started in 2019 when Google partnered with iHeartMedia and other local radio stations to promote the Google Pixel 4. The fine is large, however, Google, which is owned by Alphabet, has an estimated market capitalization of $1.126 trillion as of Novemand iHeartRadio has an estimated market cap of $1.149 billion. Consumers deserve to know the truth about products before making any purchases.” Companies big and small have a responsibility to be honest about their products and follow the law, there are no exceptions. “False advertising is a fraud against the public. ![]() “Google and iHeartMedia knowingly misled the public through inaccurate ads to turn a profit,” said Attorney General James. Attorney General Letitia James announced on Monday that Google and iHeartRadio will pay $9.4 million in fines for running more than 20,000 misleading radio advertisements.
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