How to Spot Fake Reviews. In time, the FTC’s new rule should clean up the marketplace, but it won’t stop all the deception. You should remain on guard for phony reviews and testimonials.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Wednesday a final rule that bans online fake reviews and testimonials and allows the agency to seek civil penalties from known violators. The rule ...

The FTC finalizes rules that ban companies from buying or selling reviews or having employees write fake reviews, among other things. Violations could cost you $51,744 a pop.

FTC cracking down on fake online reviews 04:05. Businesses that buy, sell or promote phony online reviews now run the risk of incurring hefty financial penalties, the Federal Trade Commission said ...

That can sometimes mean the reviews are fake. The FTC notes that you should Monitor if the reviewer has written other reviews. If so, read those to get a better sense of how much to trust that ...

Fake reviews are already illegal, and some e-commerce companies have tried to push back on the deceptive marketing practice themselves. Amazon, for example, sued over 10,000 Facebook group ...

WASHINGTON — A federal rule banning fake online reviews is now in effect. The Federal Trade Commission issued the rule in August banning the sale or purchase of online reviews. The rule, which ...

The new ruling went into effect on October 21st, and it prohibits any and all fake reviews. The FTC doesn’t discriminate, both AI-generated reviews and reviews written by an actual human who ...

WASHINGTON — A federal rule banning fake online reviews is now in effect. The Federal Trade Commission issued the rule in August banning the sale or purchase of online reviews. The rule, which ...

WASHINGTON — A federal rule banning fake online reviews is now in effect. The Federal Trade Commission issued the rule in August banning the sale or purchase of online reviews. The rule, which ...