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$930,000
$930,000 -- ftc settlement fine for Cox Media Group, MindSift LLC, and 1010 Digital Works LLC (2026-05)
The Federal Trade Commission settled charges against Cox Media Group, MindSift LLC, and 1010 Digital Works LLC for a combined $930,000.
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2026-05
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95
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Federal Trade Commission
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https://www.hellowarrant.com/blog/ftc-fines-cox-media-group-heavily-for-fake-ai-ad-service ↗
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FTC Fines Cox Media Group Heavily for Fake AI Ad Service
FTC Fines Cox Media Group Heavily for Fake AI Ad Service
Cox Media Group had a product called Active Listening. The pitch was compelling: a proprietary algorithm that could detect real-time conversations from smartphones and smart speakers, then serve geographically targeted ads to consumers based o…
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FTC enforcement settlement under Operation AI Comply for deceptive AI advertising claims
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Cox Media Group, MindSift LLC, and 1010 Digital Works LLC: $930,000 ftc settlement fine. Source: Federal Trade Commission (2026-05). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ftc-cox-media-ai-fine-2026
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