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FTC finds “world’s first robot lawyer” failed to live up to its claims

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Order against DoNotPay prohibits it from making deceptive claims and requires it to notify past subscribers of the deficient nature of its service.

Delaware-based corporation DoNotPay Inc has been found by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to have made false, misleading or unsubstantiated claims about its DoNotPay Service. The service was offered as an online subscription service as well as an app.

The company made a number of claims about this service, positioning

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