Tag: fake reviews
Tech Digest daily roundup: Fake reviews to become illegal under new legislation
Buying, selling or hosting fake reviews will become illegal as part of changes planned in new laws. The UK government’s new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill aims to help […]
Facebook infiltrated by ‘fake review factories’, warns Which?
Facebook is still being infiltrated by fake review factories, despite the imminent publication of a new bill that will make this activity illegal and subject to potentially huge fines from […]
Trustpilot removed nearly 2 million fake reviews in 2021
Trustpilot claims it removed nearly 2 million fake reviews in 2021, out of around 46.7 million which were left on its platform during the period. The consumer website claims to […]
Facebook and Twitter failing to tackle fake review industry, Which? finds
Facebook and Twitter are failing to tackle fake reviews industry that is trading free items in exchange for bogus five-star ratings to boost the ratings of mediocre products sold on […]
Which? says Amazon still showing fake and paid-for reviews
Best-selling products and brands on Amazon Marketplace are displaying reviews from buyers saying they have been offered vouchers, freebies and money in exchange for posting five-star reviews and removing negative […]
Which? warns about fake reviews ahead of Black Friday
Which? is warning of the risk of fake reviews misleading shoppers this Black Friday as new research suggests Amazon is struggling to spot and prevent sellers from using unscrupulous tactics […]
Fake review sales rife on Facebook and eBay, reports CMA
Facebook and eBay have been urged by the competition watchdog to stop the sale of fake reviews through their sites, after it found “troubling evidence” that there is a thriving […]
Amazon failing to remove enough fake reviews, claims Which?
Retail giant Amazon is only removing a proportion of fake and suspicious reviews that risk misleading shoppers into buying poor-quality products, according to Which? The watchdog found Amazon had removed […]
Amazon customer ratings hit by ‘fake’ five-star reviews, claims Which?
Amazon’s system of customer reviews and ratings is being undermined by a flood of “fake” five-star reviews for products made by unknown brands, a consumer group has claimed. Which? investigated […]
