T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T will pay a combined $10.2 million in a settlement with US states that alleged the carriers falsely advertised wireless plans as "unlimited" and phones as "free." The deal was announced yesterday by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

"A multistate investigation found that the companies made false claims in advertisements in New York and across the nation, including misrepresentations about 'unlimited' data plans that were in fact limited and had reduced quality and speed after a certain limit was reached by the user," the announcement said.

T-Mobile and Verizon agreed to pay $4.1 million each while AT&T agreed to pay a little over $2 million. The settlement includes AT&T subsidiary Cricket Wireless and Verizon subsidiary TracFone.

The settlement involves 49 of the 50 US states (Florida did not participate) and the District of Columbia. The states' investigation found that the three major carriers "made several misleading claims in their advertising, including misrepresenting 'unlimited' data plans that were actually limited, offering 'free' phones that came at a cost, and making false promises about switching to different wireless carrier plans.

Wew lad That's over $200k per state! It can even be used to cover lawyers fees and discovery costs in a case that took 9 years in court. Yuge government win here, folks!

The three carriers agreed that all advertisements to consumers must be "truthful, accurate and non-misleading." They also agreed to the following changes, the NY attorney general's office said:

• "Unlimited" mobile data plans can only be marketed if there are no limits on the quantity of data allowed during a billing cycle.

• Offers to pay for consumers to switch to a different wireless carrier must clearly disclose how much a consumer will be paid, how consumers will be paid, when consumers can expect payment, and any additional requirements consumers have to meet to get paid.

• Offers of "free" wireless devices or services must clearly state everything a consumer must do to receive the "free" devices or services.

• Offers to lease wireless devices must clearly state that the consumer will be entering into a lease agreement.

• All "savings" claims must have a reasonable basis. If a wireless carrier claims that consumers will save using its services compared to another wireless carrier, the claim must be based on similar goods or services or differences must be clearly explained to the consumer.

I bet that will learn them!

!truecels it never ends

enough internet for today. pic.twitter.com/qRQLhKTCNA

— Arjun* (@mxtaverse) May 12, 2024

💔✊ "The situation in Vovchansk, Kharkiv region has worsened, the city is almost destroyed, there are almost no people left, we are evacuating the remnants", - officer of the National Police. pic.twitter.com/r6ibVfnAZl

— MAKS 23 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) May 12, 2024

https://twitter.com/girkingirkin/status/1788598683514146972

He posted many videos like this telling Vovchansk won't fall

That city is so close to Russia that no defence lines were going to hold it so no wonder Russian let them construct these

!metashit !dramatards

The Flanderisation of millennials is not discussed enough. Their entire generation will be remembered as cringe just for the way they interact with the world. pic.twitter.com/nmVE39F3Xp

— Carl Benjamin (@Sargon_of_Akkad) May 11, 2024

"umm i might have been wrong but this says more about leftoids than me"

why are chuds this dumb?

I'm writing about a concerning situation involving another moderator. They have banned me and removed all my posts in numerous subs on a different account. The reason? I refused to relinquish my top moderator position on a subreddit on this account. They're essentially holding access to dozens of other subreddits they moderate hostage in exchange for my top mod role. This has been ongoing for several months now.

Here's the backstory: I became the top moderator of said subreddit when the previous top mod asked me if I wanted to take over due to my consistent activity and my interest in the sub. However, this other mod is now claiming I "stole" the subreddit from them.

I have Groomercord screenshots showing them promising to lift the ban and reapprove my posts if I hand over the subreddit they claim is theirs. However, they were never the top moderator there, nor did she ever do that much moderating in the sub to begin with and seems like it's just yet another power grab. This abuse of power feels outrageous. It seems like evidence outside of Reddit itself (like Groomercord messages) are not considered in these situations, leaving me stuck.

To make matters worse, they falsely listed me as "not being 18+" in the ban reason, despite knowing I am of legal age. Isn't this essentially them knowingly falsely accusing me of posting underage content, which is a serious offense?

I'm at a loss for how this behaviour is allowed to continue and I'm stuck. Any recommendations on how to proceed?

his mopping list:

• /r/anal

• /r/nsfwcosplay

• /r/YoungGirlsGoneWild

• /r/CuteLittleButts

• /r/homemadexxx

• /r/spreadeagle

• /r/Creampie_Porn

• /r/MoundofVenus

• /r/DildoRide

• /r/FeetToesAndSocks

• /r/gstrings

• /r/PetiteAndTiny

• /r/FrickTitles

• /r/HotAndBothered

• /u/RickSpanish

• /r/RealGirlsCameltoe

• /r/Cumfy

• /r/StuckInButt

there's apparently a well known coomer cabal

it is already well established that there are a set of nsfw subs all run by the same set of users and they have made numerous moves to get as many as they can under their umbrella.

some major janny

Normally, mods can ban you for whatever reason they like, but in this case, they seem to be banning you as retaliation for actions as a moderator which might violate the Mod Code of Conduct.

the other jannies don't like the harsh truth

[–] bookchaser💡 Expert Helper -18 points 12 hours ago

Any recommendations on how to proceed?

Don't piss off a mod who is above you in other subs. People in this thread saying otherwise don't quite understand. A mod with privs is allowed to not like you and remove you from his subs for any reason. Heck, the mod could de-mod you simply because he notices you participating as a regular user in another unrelated sub he doesn't like. Or because you like ketchup on hot dogs.

they want to reevaluate the mod code of conduct now that power janny banning has been used against them

I was banned a couple weeks ago from /r/justiceserved (a sub I don't subscribe to) because I posted a comment reply in /r/conspiracy after I noticed a legitimate news story I'd posted about elsewhere had been cross-posted to the conspiracy sub. I don't subscribe to the conspiracy sub either. So I returned the mods the favor in one of my subs they don't use.

Wait, you banned an entire mod team from some of your subs as retaliatory action because you got an automated ban in their sub? I think we should consider revisiting the ModCOC soon.

Frickin' SIKE

You've never seen that shit because it's never happened.

Circumcised chads CANNOT STOP WINNING.

Link

!commies I hate these people infinitely more than the most ardent rightoid does.

It is some consolation that the average rightoid is a visibly dysgenic subhuman untermench neets. At it's not just us surrounded by losers.

@911roofer @Redactor0 !anticommunists !nooticers

"RuPaul’s Drag Race" star Jinkx Monsoon, who plays the over-the-top villain Maestro in the new "Doctor Who," says, "Who gives a f--- what bigots think?" in response to the racist, homophobic backlash Ncuti Gatwa — the 15th Doctor — has faced because of his casting.

"For every… pic.twitter.com/NBJjIx7cC8

— Variety (@Variety) May 11, 2024

Apparently the doctor is a homosexual black man now and the shows big villain is a campy drag queen?

This tweet makes it seem like chuds are big mad about this but none of my algo's chud culture warrior people even talk about Doctor Who anymore. I can't imagine there's anyone left to really get angry….