Googlea unit of AlphabetTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday announced that he has agreed to pay $8 million (roughly Rs. 65 million) to settle claims that he used misleading ads to promote the Pixel 4 smartphone.
search and advertising giant, which also makes Android smartphone software and owners youtube, has been investigated for antitrust and consumer protection violations by both the federal government and state attorneys general. The federal government has filed two conflicting lawsuits.
In this instance, Paxton’s office alleged that Google hired radio announcers to give testimonials about pixel 4 Even though the company refused to allow him to use a phone.
“If Google is going to advertise in Texas, their statements have to be true,” Paxton said in a statement. “In this case, the company made statements that were patently false, and our settlement holds Google responsible for lying to Texans for financial gain.”
Google said in a statement that it takes compliance with advertising laws seriously. “We are pleased to have resolved this issue,” said spokesman Jose Castaneda.
Meanwhile, Google is facing problems in India as well as the competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the company after some companies alleged service fees by the US firm for in-app payments, which has attracted an earlier antitrust probe. violates the directive, a regulatory order seen by Reuters showed. Friday.
tinder-Owner match group And Indian startups have asked the watchdog to probe Google’s new User Choice Billing (UCB) system, which they alleged was anti-competitive.
Competition Commission of India (CCI) issued an order on Friday stating that “it is of the opinion that an inquiry should be conducted.”
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