Google, iHeartMedia pay $9 million to settle deceptive endorsement claims

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1 min read . Updated: 29 Nov 2022, 08:20 PM IST JOHN D. MCKINNON, The Wall Street Journal

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Federal Trade Commission says the companies paid influencers to promote products they never used

Google and iHeartMedia Inc. agreed Monday to pay $9.4 million to settle allegations by state and federal authorities that the companies used deceptive endorsements by radio personalities to promote Google’s Pixel 4 phones.