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 Takes Worldwide Legal Actions in Efforts To Stop Fake Reviews
Amazon has continued to expand its legal efforts to shut down fake review brokers, filing its first criminal complaint in Italy and Spain.
Amazon Targets Fake Review Fraudsters Across 10,000+ Facebook Groups
Amazon today filed legal action against the administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups that attempt to orchestrate fake reviews on Amazon in exchange for money or…
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…
Meta Files Lawsuit Against Fake Reviews and Feedback Targeted at Facebook
Meta is the latest tech giant to take legal matters over the increasingly common problem of fake reviews and ratings on their platform. Meta has…
Amazon Sues 2 ‘Fake Review Brokers’ Who Attempt to Profit From Selling Fraudulent Reviews
Amazon has filed lawsuits against fake review brokers who orchestrate the posting of incentivized and misleading product reviews, in exchange for money or free products….
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 Suspends Well Known Brands For Involvement In Fake Review Schemes
We reported recently how the team over at Security Detectives had found a vulnerable database linked to merchants and customers dealing in a fake Amazon…