From: digest-replies@telecomdigest.net   
      
   by Gonzalo E. Mon and Paul Singer   
      
   In January 2022, the Texas Attorney General filed a lawsuit against   
   Google alleging that the company engaged iHeartMedia DJs to provide   
   endorsements for its Pixel 4 phone, even though they had never used   
   it. In November 2022, the FTC and several state attorneys general   
   announced settlements with Google and iHeartMedia over the same   
   conduct. Although Texas settled with iHeartMedia, it continued to   
   separately pursue its case against Google. Last week, the parties   
   agreed to a settlement.   
      
   According to the FTC and states, Google hired iHeartMedia and other   
   radio networks in 2019 to have DJs read ads for the Pixel 4   
   phone. GooglePixel 4 provided scripts that included endorsements   
   written in the first-person. For example: "It's my favorite phone   
   camera out there, especially in low light, thanks to Night Sight   
   Mode;" "I've been taking studio-like photos of everything;" and "It's   
   also great at helping me get stuff done, thanks to the new voice   
   activated Google Assistant that can handle multiple tasks at once."   
      
   https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1320378?q=1803232&n=803&tp=22&tlk=15&lk=109   
      
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