January 10, 2020

Fake-review purge: Facebook boots 188 groups, eBay bans 140 shills

After a poke from the UK's watchdog, the companies promised to beef up filters to strain out those who write, buy and sell fluffy nonsense.

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September 14, 2018

Review that! Fake TripAdvisor review peddler sent to jail

Jail time for fake reviews is “a landmark ruling for the Internet,” TripAdvisor said.

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March 13, 2018

‘Hacked’ Facebook taunt leads to 1-star restaurant reviews

Rival football fans either punished the eatery with fake reviews after the "zombies" remark or there was a sudden plague of gastroenteritis.

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December 07, 2017

Man turns shed into top rated restaurant on TripAdvisor

...without ever serving food from it.

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December 01, 2016

Honest but uncomplimentary reviews protected as Congress outlaws contract gag clauses

Lying is still illegal, mind you: it was never protected speech. Thus, the new Consumer Review Freedom Act doesn't protect fake reviews.

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October 04, 2016

Amazon: no more freebie products in exchange for reviews!

Research shows - no surprise! - that ratings for free stuff are higher.

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June 03, 2016

Amazon cracks down on fake reviews, goes after sellers

Amazon's been on the warpath about this for years, and now its taking action - by going after the sellers who buy those phony reviews.

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October 26, 2015

Twitter campaign targets fake TripAdvisor reviews

Amazon's decision to sue over 1000 fake reviewers has prompted restaurateurs to lobby TripAdvisor to better authenticate its contributed hotel and eatery reports.

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October 19, 2015

Amazon sues over 1000 people for posting fake reviews

Amazon is suing more than a thousand people it says have left fake reviews on the e-commerce website, saying fake reviews tarnish its reputation with customers.

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