<ul><li>The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has accused accessiBe of making deceptive claims about its web accessibility tool and failing to disclose its material connections to online reviewers.</li><li>The FTC aims to require accessiBe to pay $1 million to settle the allegations, along with prohibiting the company from engaging in the alleged illegal conduct.</li><li>AccessiBe sells an AI-powered web accessibility software plug-in called accessWidget, claiming it can make any website compliant with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).</li><li>The FTC's complaint states that accessiBe's tool did not make all user websites WCAG compliant and that the company deceptively presented third-party articles and reviews as independent opinions without disclosing material connections.</li></ul>

FTC Alleges AccessiBe Made Deceptive Claims About Web Accessibility Tool

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