Misleading advertising has cost Google 7 million euros, this is the amount of the fine that the Mountain View company has accepted for a series of actions carried out with the launch of the Google Pixel 4 and Google Pixel 4 XL.
The Google Pixel 4 and Google Pixel 4 XL were released to the world in 2019, the reception of the devices was not without controversy. Both Google Pixel handsets hit the market with a number of features that unfortunately lagged behind the competition overall.
Of course, this is not the reason that both Google Pixels are to blame for Google having to pay a fine of 8 million dollars or 7 million euros in exchange. Publicity is the reason behind this fine imposed by the Government of Texas in the United States and, of course, it is something that has not surprised anyone.
What happened? As reported from Reuters, Google launched its new Google Pixel 4 and Google Pixel 4 XL along with an advertising campaign that has not been sincere towards users. In fact, this is the main reason why Google has been fined by the Texas government.
Google used a number of celebrities and radio hosts to promote the features of both Google Pixel devices, so far everything is very normal and is a common practice by companies. The problem is that these celebrities and presenters did not have mobile phones and the advertising was based on these people offering their experience.
Millionaire fine to Google for its misleading advertising with the Google Pixel
Indicating Reuters It is that this type of advertising action is misleading because the people behind the advertising offered completely false statements by not having access to test units of Google phones. There has not been any kind of reply from those from Mountain View, in fact, they have accepted this fine.
The lesson seems to have been learned by Google and, in fact, the Google Pixel 7a presented just a few days ago did not have any type of advertising on the part of Google nor did the Google Pixel Fold or the Google Pixel Tablet. Of course, this may also be due to the fact that much more was said about AI during the presentation.
We will have to wait to see if Google repeats a similar strategy, although the truth is that it is no surprise that governments act against misleading advertising. It is logical to want to protect users from any type of deception that comes from companies that intend to take advantage of buyers.
