Please consider commenting to FTC about the case against AccessiBe for misleading advertising. Deadline Feb. 5.
Beware of AI Accessibility Promises: US Federal Agency Fines an Overlay Company One Million Dollars
Public can submit comments until February 5th in case against AccessiBe for misleading advertising
https://www.lflegal.com/2025/01/ftc-accessibe-million-dollar-fine/
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The new year brought weclomed digital accessibility news from the United States Federal Trade Commission, known as the FTC. The FTC is a federal (national) government agency whose mission is "protecting the public from deceptive or unfair business practices and from unfair methods of competition."
From the FTC on Friday: The Federal Trade Commission will require software provider accessiBe to pay $1 million to settle allegations that it misrepresented the ability of its AI-powered web accessibility tool to make any website compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) for people with disabilities. FTC Order…
FTC Order Requires accessiBe to Pay $1 Million for Deceptive Claims that its AI Product Could Make Websites Compliant with Accessibility Guidelines
The Federal Trade Commission will require software provider accessiBe to pay $1 million to settle allegations that it misrepresented the ability of its AI-powered web accessibility tool to make any
On June 24, 2024 Tribeca Skin Care, a small skin care dermatology practice in New York City, filed a class action lawsuit against overlay company AccessiBe. Relying on AccessiBe's promises about accessibility and ADA compliance, Tribeca purchased a 1-year subscription to AccessiBe’s "AccessWidget" a
In recent years, a series of new technologies have provided better experiences and outcomes for disabled users. Collectively branded “Artificial Intelligence”, the two biggest breakthroughs have been in computer vision and large language models (LLM). The former, computer vision, allows a computer to describe an image based on extensive training…
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