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Tripadvisor banned from claiming its reviews are real

Tripadvisor banned from claiming its reviews are real

Credits: The Telegraph Travel By: James Hall, Consumer Affairs Editor ‘It follows complaints that some unscrupulous hoteliers have posted fake comments on the site to boost their own business or sabotage others. The advertising watchdog said that because reviews can be posted on the site without any form of verif

TripAdvisor investigated by Advertising Standards Authority after complaints

TripAdvisor investigated by Advertising Standards Authority after complaints

Credits: The Telegraph By: James Hall "The advertising watchdog has launched a formal investigation into TripAdvisor, the travel review website, after thousands of hoteliers and restaurateurs claimed that its reviews are made up or defamatory." "KwikChex.com, which helps companies manage their online reputations, appro