The FTC wants to clean up fake reviews and fabricated social media followers. Let’s hope it’s got a big bucket. Mike Pastore on September 27, 2024 The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ban on fake and AI-generated customer reviews takes effect on Oct. 13, 2024. The final rule, which was announced in August, goes … Continue reading U.S. FTC ban on fake, AI-generated reviews takes effect Oct. 13
Upsides To Google Labeling Positive Fake Reviews On Maps by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, September 27, 2024 Google Maps has released a set of rules that call out businesses for creating and posting positive false reviews of themselves or offering incentives to others to give the business rave reviews. Not only will the fake reviews … Continue reading Upsides To Google Labeling Positive Fake Reviews On Maps
Marketing luxury goods like handbags and watches requires a means of sourcing those goods — and telling if they’re real or fake. Kim Davis on June 21, 2024 As anyone who has walked the length of New York’s Canal Street will know, fake “luxury” goods abound. Vendors have more or less convincing versions of … Continue reading Are you selling me a real Prada bag or a fake?
April 11, 2024 Researchers submitted 83,000 fake job apps to see if the biggest U.S. companies discriminate. Here’s what they found This week, the researchers revealed the names of the companies that discriminated most against Black or female applicants in their study. BY Pavithra Mohan In 2021, a group of researchers published the results of a … Continue reading Researchers submitted 83,000 fake job apps to see if the biggest U.S. companies discriminate. Here’s what they found
By Elissaveta M. Brandon On New Year’s Eve 2022, my husband and I brought a controversial gift to a friend’s house party: a white orchid bestowed on us by my mother-in-law, so we don’t show up empty-handed. (Moms.) Orchids are notoriously hard to care for, so I was aghast when a few hours into … Continue reading From tacky to tasteful: how fake plants are growing into a $1 billion industry
The FTC plans to slap companies with hefty fines for using fake reviews Kris Holt @krisholt The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a formal ban on fake reviews and testimonials. Companies would also be prohibited from using phony followers and views to inflate their social media metrics if the rule takes effect … Continue reading The FTC plans to slap companies with hefty fines for using fake reviews
Google Files Lawsuit Over Fake Review Scams by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 16, 2023 Google has filed a lawsuit to discourage scammers from posting fake businesses and fake reviews using Google Maps and Business Profiles. The defendants abused Google products to create fake online listings for businesses that do not exist and increase their online … Continue reading Google Files Lawsuit Over Fake Review Scams
Amazon Leads In Fake Reviews As Consumer Trust Continues To Erode by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, May 12, 2023 Consumers are concerned about fake reviews across all ecommerce sites, but one site in particular remains high. A recent survey of 13,000 consumers from PowerReviews — How Fake Reviews Destroy Consumer Trust – and How Brands and … Continue reading Amazon Leads In Fake Reviews As Consumer Trust Continues To Erode
By Chris Morris November 10, 2022 People warned Elon Musk this was going to happen. The launch of Twitter’s $8 per month paid-for verification, said skeptics, would lead to a tsunami of spoof accounts—and it appears those concerns are coming true. Despite Musk’s claims that the pay system would “defeat the bots and trolls,” … Continue reading Fake ‘verified’ accounts explode across Twitter
FTC Wants Platforms To Crack Down On Fake Reviews by Wendy Davis , Staff Writer @wendyndavis, September 15, 2022 The Federal Trade Commission has tried to curb fake reviews online since at least 2009, when it issued guidance stating that people who posted endorsements should disclose any relationship with the company being reviewed. In subsequent years, … Continue reading FTC Wants Platforms To Crack Down On Fake Reviews
