SAN FRANCISCO — The maker of the online “brain-training” program Lumosity has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a deceptive advertising suit from the Federal Trade Commission.
The agency’s complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday, claims that Lumos Labs Inc. and cofounders Kunal Sarkar and Michael Scanlon made boasts about Lumosity’s benefits that were not supported by science and failed to disclose that some of the glowing user testimonials in its promotions were solicited during contests where consumers were eligible to win prizes.
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