Cox Media Group Will Pay $880,000 To Settle FTC Ad-Tech Case.

Cox Media Group Will Pay $880,000 To Settle FTC Ad-Tech Case.

The FTC has finalized its case against Cox Media Group over an “Active Listening” ad product that regulators say falsely claimed to use AI and smart-device conversations to target consumers. CMG admits no wrongdoing as part of its deal with…

FTC Finalizes Enforcement Over Voice Data Claims Against Cox Media Group

The FTC said Thursday that it finalized orders involving allegations that Cox Media Group and two marketing companies falsely claimed to offer AI services that could "target localized ads" based on consumer voice data collected without consent. The $930,000 settlement...

CMG Makes Payment To Settle FTC False Advertising Claims

Cox Media Group and two marketing partners have reached a resolution with federal regulators over an ad-targeting service pitched as artificial intelligence capable of listening in on consumers' smart devices that the FTC said never actually existed.

FTC, CMG Settle ‘Active Listening’ Customer Dupe Claims

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday finalized orders requiring radio and television station owner Cox Media Group (CMG) and two other 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. In three separate…