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FTC bans fake reviews

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FTC bans fake reviews

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FTC bans fake online reviews, inflated social media influence; rule takes effect in October

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

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17•3 months ago
I updated my Firefox browser. Now, when viewing a product on Amazon, Firefox rates the reviews A-F based on whether or not they are reliable.
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  4•3 months ago
  Is that part of the browser itself or some extension?
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    1•3 months ago
    On the last update, I browsed Amazon for some product, and Amazon had a pop up, kind of, that asked if I would like them to weed out fake reviews. Of course I opted in. Had it save me a couple times now.
    
    Sorry for the late reply.
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  2•3 months ago
  That’s been a thing for at least a year.

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