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Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

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

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

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Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

Amazon sued more than 10,000 Facebook group administrators in July 2022 for allegedly brokering fake reviews.

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Exactly. Making false advertisment claims for health products is banned.

I know of fake health products with 10k + filed complaints and the FTC has done zilch. It needs far more funding to be effective online.

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