FTC bans fake online reviews, inflated social media influence; rule takes effect in October
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Amazon sued more than 10,000 Facebook group administrators in July 2022 for allegedly brokering fake reviews.

Takes effect in October, finally some good news

  • @mipadaituEnglish
    73•4 months ago

    Maybe they shouldn’t have 6,000 versions of the same thing under different fake brands sold by fake companies.

    Clean that up and the rest becomes a hell of a lot easier.

    • @tyrant
      41•4 months ago

      Not to mention the sellers that swap the product but keep the reviews

    • Brokkr
      8•4 months ago

      I think a lot of that stuff is people buying items in bulk off alibaba, rebranding it, and listing. Most of it is crap, but that’s how stuff like it can be so cheaply produced, it’s one or two factories producing at scale.

    • @[email protected]English
      4•4 months ago

      All the DCRYTJT HDMI cables for a start. Got a couple of bad reviews? Just run your hand over the keyboard at random, there’s your new brand name. They’re now XDCRHJT HDMI cables.

      Generic products should just be listed together.