Google Pixel 4 launched in 2019.
Google has agreed to pay $8 million to settle claims it used misleading ads to advertise the Pixel 4 smartphone, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton introduced on Friday.
Google, a unit of Alphabet, has agreed to pay $8 million to settle claims it used misleading ads to advertise the Pixel 4 smartphone, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton introduced on Friday.
The search and promoting large, which additionally makes Android smartphone software program and owns YouTube, has been scrutinized for antitrust and client safety infractions by each the federal authorities and state attorneys common. The federal authorities has filed two antitrust lawsuits.
In this occasion, Paxton’s workplace alleged that Google employed radio announcers to provide testimonials concerning the Pixel 4 although the corporate had refused to permit them to make use of one of many telephones.
“If Google is going to advertise in Texas, their statements better be true,” Paxton stated in an announcement. (*4*)
Google stated in an announcement that it takes compliance with promoting legal guidelines significantly. “We are pleased to resolve this issue,” stated spokesperson Jose Castaneda.
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