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

US Federal Trade Commission · decided Nov 28, 2022 · Settled

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

The case

Against: Google LLC
Regulator: US Federal Trade Commission
Decided: Nov 28, 2022
Status: SettledOrders finalized February 2023.
Outcome: Google and iHeartMedia are barred from similar misrepresentations; state judgments required USD 9.4 million in penalties.
Amount: $9.4 million

1 dated entry

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Nov 28, 2022	Decision: FTC and states: Google and iHeartMedia, Pixel 4 ads	Decision	Link

When	Case	Kind	Status	Filed
Oct 2Joint proposed final judgment due in 7dnext date	United States v. Google (ad tech)Joint proposed final judgment dueDecidedAntitrustE.D. Va.	Antitrust	Decided	Jan 24, 2023
Oct 8Oral Argument in 13dnext date	Hachette Book Group v. GoogleOral ArgumentActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.	Copyright	Active	Jul 10
Oct 13Motion Hearing in 18dnext date	Google v. SerpApiMotion HearingActiveContractN.D. Cal.	Contract	Active	Dec 19, 2025
Oct 13Notice is hereby given that the Settlement Conference previo in 18dnext date	FTC v. Uber (Uber One subscriptions)Notice is hereby given that the Settlement Conference previoActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.	Consumer protection	Active	Apr 21, 2025
Oct 15Initial Case Management Conference in 20dnext date	EVOX Productions v. GoogleInitial Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.	Copyright	Active	Jul 9
Nov 5Motion to Dismiss Hearing in 41dnext date	A.C. v. Altman (Tumbler Ridge)Motion to Dismiss HearingActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.	Consumer protection	Active	Sep 2
Nov 6Motion to Dismiss Hearing in 42dnext date	Kahn v. AnthropicMotion to Dismiss HearingActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.	Consumer protection	Active	Jun 14
Dec 2Further Case Management Conference in 68dnext date	Gavalas v. Google (Gemini)Further Case Management ConferenceActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.	Consumer protection	Active	Mar 4

Caption and links

In the Matter of Google LLC and iHeartMedia, Inc.