FTC and states: Google and iHeartMedia, Pixel 4 ads consumer protection case

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FTFederal Trade Commission

acted against

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Google LLC

The FTC and seven states alleged radio personalities recorded endorsements of Google's Pixel 4 phone they had never used.

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