FTC Fines AccessiBe $1 Million for False Advertising
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined a startup called accessiBe for misleading advertising. The company claimed it could make websites more compatible with screen readers used by blind people to help them access the internet. However, the FTC found that the company’s claims were false. AccessiBe was fined for making false advertisements and for failing to disclose its paid connections to reviewers.