FTC alleged the companies falsely claimed service could target ads using conversations from consumers' smart devices and that consumers had opted in
The Federal Trade Commission will require Cox Media Group $(CMG)$ and two smaller marketing firms to pay a total of $930,000 to settle allegations they deceived customers by falsely claiming to offer an AI-powered service that could target localized ads based on conversations captured from consumers' smart devices and that consumers had opted into such targeting.
View Press Release: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/05/ftc-require-cox-media-group-two-other-firms-pay-nearly-1-million-settle-charges-they-deceived
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May 28, 2026 13:33 ET (17:33 GMT)
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