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Google Strikes $9.4 Million Settlement With FTC For Paying DJs And Influencers To Praise Phones They – The FTC and four state attorneys general this week struck a $9.4 million settlement with Google over allegations that Google covertly paid celebrities money to promote a phone none of them had ever used. The FTCs announcement states that the agency had previously filed suit against Google and iHeartMedia for …