by stefanie | Jun 22, 2023 | Around the Industry
Fake customer reviews can mislead consumers into buying poor quality and even counterfeit products. Last October, Amazon took action against fake customer reviews posted on its platforms, also calling for greater collaboration between the private and public sectors to...
by stefanie | Nov 4, 2022 | World Focus
Bazaarvoice’s 2022 Fake Reviews Report reveals consumers want brands and retailers fined for fake reviews, with over a quarter wanting a fine of over 20% of the business’ total revenue. Bazaarvoice, Inc., a provider of product reviews and user-generated content (UGC)...
by stefanie | Oct 20, 2022 | World Focus
Amazon has continued to expand its legal efforts to shut down fake review brokers, filing its first criminal complaint in Italy and its first lawsuit in Spain. These two legal proceedings, plus ten other new lawsuits recently launched in the U.S., target bad actors...
by stefanie | Jul 20, 2022 | Around the Industry
Amazon filed legal action against the administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups that attempt to orchestrate fake reviews on Amazon in exchange for money or free products. These groups are set up to recruit individuals willing to post incentivised and...
by stefanie | Feb 25, 2022 | Around the Industry
Amazon said it seeks to shut down sites that threaten the authenticity of customer reviews. Amazon has filed lawsuits against fake review brokers who orchestrate the posting of incentivized and misleading product reviews, in exchange for money or free products. The...
