U.S. FTC sues Google, iHeartMedia for alleged deceptive ads promoting Pixel 4

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28/11/2022 19:08

WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade
Commission and seven U.S. states sued Alphabet Inc's  GOOGL.O 
Google and iHeartMedia Inc  IHRT.O  on Monday over alleged
deceptive ads promoting Google's Pixel 4 smartphone in 2019 and
2020, the FTC said.
    "The Federal Trade Commission and seven state attorneys
general sued Google LLC and iHeartMedia, Inc. today for airing
nearly 29,000 deceptive endorsements by radio personalities
promoting their use of and experience with Google’s Pixel 4
phone in 2019 and 2020," the FTC said in a statement.
 (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washingtond; editing by
Jonathan Oatis)
 ((Kanishka.Singh@thomsonreuters.com; +12024508248;))