FTC Exploring Rule To Combat Fake Reviews on Online Commerce Platforms
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is exploring a potential rule to combat deceptive or unfair review and endorsement practices.
Amazon Sellers Found ‘Review Merging’ To Boost Sales & Mislead Customers
Leading consumer magazine Which? has found a worrying number of Amazon sellers taking part in something they are calling ‘Review Merging’ in order to boost…
Amazon Says It Banned About 3,000 Chinese-brand Sellers for Fake Reviews
Amazon said it has shut down about 600 online third-party sellers selling approximately 3,000 Chinese brands on its marketplace as part of its ongoing crackdown…
Amazon’s Crackdown on Fake Reviews by Chinese Sellers Is Working as the Chinese Government Is Bailing Out Bad Merchants
It’s happened to many of us that shop on Amazon. We see a fantastic deal on a product and look at the reviews before ordering…
Could Writing Fake Reviews Online Soon Be Illegal?
The UK government has announced proposals for a number of reforms that would crackdown on fake reviews by making it illegal to write or host…
Amazon Fake Reviews Scam Exposed in Data Breach
The cybersecurity team over at Safety Detectives got in touch with us about a data breach they had identified which affected Amazon and a Fake…
Amazon Closing Accounts for Paid Reviews and Excessive Returns?
A hashtag is going around Twitter #amazonclosed, which became popular in March, and is often used by Amazon customers who claim their account was closed…