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Google and Amazon already under investigation and new laws proposed to hit review fraudsters harder The UK government has announced that it is to continue its plans to crackdown on fake reviews, with improved enforcement powers for the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) and tougher actions, including substantial fin
Online Defamation News Online defamation, particularly on reviews websites continues to be an issue for many businesses. This latest case comes soon after KwikChex took successful action over severe attacks made on a business in Essex, UK, using Google Reviews – see KwikChex News Disgruntled client ordered to pay £25,0
Credits: BBC News ‘More than 200 people have been prosecuted since a new revenge porn law came into force in England and Wales last year, a Crown Prosecution Service report on crimes against women shows.’ ‘It became an offence to share private sexual photographs or films without the subject’s consent in Eng
‘Information and advice for businesses on how to comply with consumer protection law in the online reviews and endorsements sectors.’ ‘Our short advice and open letters explain what review sites, businesses, media agencies and those publishing opinions online should do to make sure they comply with consumer
Credits: TechCrunch By Ingrid Lunden (@ingridlunden), 8th March 2016 Fake reviews have been an occasional and frustrating by-product on sites like Google, Yelp and Amazon for years. But a recent case in the Netherlands highlights how one company affected by them fought back. A nursery in Amsterdam has won a case agains
Credits: TechCrunch.com by Sarah Perez, March 8th ‘Peeple, the controversial people-rating application that lets its users rate and review anyone, is not a hoax or vaporware, as many suspected following the media backlash surrounding the unveiling of the company’s intentions last fall. The Washington Post even ca
Credits: Bighospitality.co.uk, By Sophie Witts, 04-Mar-2016 Businesses which arrange for third parties to write fake positive reviews about them online are at risk of falling foul of consumer protection law, according to new guidance. Above excerpt and read the full article: bighospitality.co.uk
Credits: Telegraph By Katie Morley 1st March 2016 Companies that post fake reviews on websites to boost their ratings could face fines of thousands of pounds as part of a new Government crackdown on misleading business practices. The Telegraph understands that the Department for Business Innovation and Skills is consid
Credits: ABC News Australia Influential American travel website TripAdvisor is investigating claims Australia’s largest residential apartment developer is "cheating the system" by preventing guests at its luxury hotels from submitting negative reviews. Above excerpts and read the full article on www.abc.net.au
Credits: Which Undercover researchers from Which? Travel successfully posted a series of fake listings and reviews in a test of the popular site TripAdvisor. Above excerpts and read the full article on www.which.co.uk
KwikChex mention in Daily Telegraph article about fake online reviews: KwikChex, an online investigations body, said it had identified and exposed thousands of online fake reviews, both negative and positive. A spokesman said: "Whilst that exposure has pressured some reviews sites to invest more in fraud detection, the
Credits: The Telegraph By: Claire Cohen A ‘feminist’ TripAdvisor review has been removed from the global travel ratings website for breaching its personal and political commentary guidelines. Above excerpts and read the full article on www.telegraph.co.uk
