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Date: 31 May 2023 23:27:58 -0400
From: "Bill Horne" <digest-replies@telecomdigest.net>
Subject: DNC Policy Trips Up TCPA Defendant
by Christine M. Reilly and Madelaine A. Newcomb
A Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) defendant's do not call (DNC)
policy was not enough to avoid potential TCPA liability, an Illinois
federal court recently held.
Adam Ailion filed suit against Healthcare Solutions Team (HST) and
National General Holdings Corporation (Nat Gen) after he allegedly
received telemarketing calls from HST for the purpose of selling Nat Gen
insurance policies.
Ailion, whose number was registered on the National DNC Registry,
claimed that he requested that both defendants put his residential
number on their internal DNC lists.
https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1315162?q=1803232&n=803&tp=22&tlk=10&lk=104
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| Message-ID: <20230601034446.GA431448@telecomdigest.us>
Date: 31 May 2023 23:44:46 -0400
From: "The Telecom Digest" <digest-replies@telecomdigest.net>
Subject: Google To Pay $8 M To Settle With Texas Over DJ
Endorsements
by Gonzalo E. Mon and Paul Singer
In January 2022, the Texas Attorney General filed a lawsuit against
Google alleging that the company engaged iHeartMedia DJs to provide
endorsements for its Pixel 4 phone, even though they had never used
it. In November 2022, the FTC and several state attorneys general
announced settlements with Google and iHeartMedia over the same
conduct. Although Texas settled with iHeartMedia, it continued to
separately pursue its case against Google. Last week, the parties
agreed to a settlement.
According to the FTC and states, Google hired iHeartMedia and other
radio networks in 2019 to have DJs read ads for the Pixel 4
phone. GooglePixel 4 provided scripts that included endorsements
written in the first-person. For example: "It's my favorite phone
camera out there, especially in low light, thanks to Night Sight
Mode;" "I've been taking studio-like photos of everything;" and "It's
also great at helping me get stuff done, thanks to the new voice
activated Google Assistant that can handle multiple tasks at once."
https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1320378?q=1803232&n=803&tp=22&tlk=15&lk=109
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| Message-ID: <20230602135449.GA441273@telecomdigest.us>
Date: 2 Jun 2023 09:54:49 -0400
From: "The Telecom Digest" <digest-replies@telecomdigest.net>
Subject: Amazon Wants to Offer Unlimited Wireless Phone Plans For
Free
Amazon Wants to Offer Unlimited Wireless Phone Plans For FREE From
Verizon, T-Mobile, & Dish – Yes For Free!
By Luke Bouma
Amazon really wants you to join the Amazon Prime family and buy all of
your stuff from them. To help with this, Amazon is reportedly in talks
with Dish, T-Mobile, and Verizon to sell wireless phone plans for free
or as little as $10 a month. This comes from Bloomberg, who talked
with people who had knowledge of the plans.
Reportedly Amazon is hoping by offering free or very cheap phone plans
they can build loyalty with their customers. Helping Amazon grow and
keep customers locked into the Amazon ecosystem.
https://tinyurl.com/32mx4n6n
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Message-ID: <20230602215228.GA444323@telecomdigest.us>
Date: 2 Jun 2023 17:52:28 -0400
From: "The Telecom Digest" <digest-replies@telecomdigest.net>
Subject: Twitter Became The First Major Social Media Platform To
Allow Cannabis Ads In The U.S.
by Mindy Abern
Twitter now expressly allows cannabis advertising. This, of course,
makes it the first major social media platform to do so. Twitter
updated its ad policy to permit approved cannabis brands to target
advertisements in the United States, subject to the following list of
restrictions:
- Advertisers must be licensed by the appropriate authorities, and pre-authorized by Twitter.
- Advertisers may only target jurisdictions where they are licensed to promote these products or services online.
- Advertisers may not promote or offer the sale of Cannabis
- There is an exception for ads for topical (non-ingestible) hemp-derived CBD topical products containing equal to or less than the 0.3% THC government-set threshold.
- Advertisers must comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and advertising guidelines.
- Advertisers may not target customers under 21.
https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1320898?q=1803232&n=806&tp=8&tlk=19&lk=69
| Moderator's Note |
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Elon Musk has announced a joint venture between Twitter and Space-X
Some critics of the high price Musk paid for Twitter have conceded
that they can's argue with the sweet smell of success!
I have a great idea for Twitter's new jingle: it'll be a medley of
Arlo Guthrie's "Coming Into Los Angeles," along with The New
Riders of the Purple Sage's classic "Panama Red," performed by The
Doobie Brothers!
| | - Bill Horne |
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