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Google, iHeartMedia Aired Deceptive Radio Ads

Google, iHeartMedia Aired Deceptive Radio Ads

Google and iHeartMedia, which owns radio stations across the country, have settled charges that they aired deceptive radio ads touting Google's Pixel 4 smartphone. Besides the settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the companies will pay about $9.4 million in penalties to states, including Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts,

Feds Hope to Rein In Junk Fees

Feds Hope to Rein In Junk Fees

Processing fees, environmental clean-up fees, restocking fees and fee creation fees — there’s no end to the “junk fees” that American businesses impose on customers, and the Federal Trade Commission thinks consumers have had just about enough. “It’s beyond frustrating to end up spending more than you budgeted because