Facebook and eBay ban users trading fake reviews after warning from the U.K.
have removed hundreds of groups and accounts engaged in trading fake reviews, after the U.K. antitrust regulator flagged concerns over them in June.that the two firms had signed agreements with the watchdog promising to improve on finding and blocking misleading reviews about products and services.to have found "troubling evidence" of a growing marketplace for false reviews.
"Fake reviews are really damaging to shoppers and businesses alike," Andrea Coscelli, chief executive of the CMA, said in a statement. "Millions of people base their shopping decisions on reviews, and if these are misleading or untrue, then shoppers could end up being misled into buying something that isn't right for them — leaving businesses who play by the rules missing out.
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