Fake Online Review Crackdown

robjvargas · Sep 24, 2013

NY Attorney General is prosecuting and convicting businesses that pay for or post fake online review.

CNN Video Story.

Interesting commentary.

thothguard51 · Sep 24, 2013

I thought the FTC was supposed to be enforcing that...

robjvargas · Sep 24, 2013

thothguard51 said:
I thought the FTC was supposed to be enforcing that...

Good point.

As I understand from the video, they only prosecuted NY-state-landed businesses. A couple of cited examples were from the owners of the companies prosecuted.

Williebee · Sep 24, 2013

Saw that yesterday. How long before someone applies it to book reviews, I wonder.

thothguard51 · Sep 24, 2013

If the go after fake book reviews, half of Amazon and GR reviews would disappear...

Gale Haut · Sep 24, 2013

This marks the decline of the ecigarette and most cellulite creams.

Fake Online Review Crackdown

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