AI enforcement · Federal Trade Commission

Cox Media Group settles FTC charges

Cox Media Group · settled · what the party said about AI. The newest step in this record is dated 27 Aug 2026.

The agency’s words

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Party
Georgia-based media and marketing company CMG Media Corporation, which does business as Cox Media Group — 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
AI
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 — 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
Alleged
The FTC says: deceived customers by claiming they used a special algorithm to listen in on and detect pertinent conversations from smart devices in order to target ads to consumers within a specific geographic region — 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
Docket
The release names no docket number.

Every step

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  1. 21 May 2026 Cox Media Group agrees to settle FTC charges · settlement proposed The Commission voted 2-0 to issue the proposed administrative complaints and to accept the consent agreements with CMG, MindSift and 1010 Digital Works. — 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; date from the release’s date line, “May 21, 2026 Tags:”
  2. 27 Aug 2026 Cox Media Group settles FTC charges · settled The Federal Trade Commission finalized orders requiring Cox Media Group (CMG) and two other firms to pay a total of $930,000 — FTC Finalizes Orders with Cox Media Group, Two Other Firms Settling Charges They Deceived Customers About “Active Listening” AI-Powered Marketing Service; date from the release’s date line, “August 27, 2026 Tags:”
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Cite this action

jesseahawkins.com, “Cox Media Group: FTC action that names AI”, AI enforcement record, release read 3 Nov 2026. https://jesseahawkins.com/rules/enforcement/ftc-cox-media-group/

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