FTC has released a report, revealing that Google and iHeartMedia had hired influencers to promote the Pixel flagships and have also given them scripted content in which they spoke such as “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.” The FTC website noted that these companies have hired those influencers who have never even used the devices before and after the airing of ads. To make it possible Google paid $2.6 million to iHeartRadio and $2 million to other small radio networks for fakely endorsing Pixel 4. The lawsuit that was filed against both these companies and influencers was that they never used this phone before airing the ads. While telling about this case, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said: For this, FTC has proposed that these companies should pay $9.4 million in penalties. and make sure that such deceptive ads should not air in the future. Also Read: Why Google Tensor G2 Chip Lags Behind its Competitors?
