Google Pledges to Crack Down on Fake Reviews

Clampdown on fake Google reviews announced
Businesses which boost their star ratings will have warnings attached to them - fake reviewers will be banned.
Google commits to combating fake reviews in the UK after 5-year probe
The UK has reached an agreement with Google to counter fake reviews, with the internet giant committing to several remedies.
Google pledges to crack down on fake reviews after UK watchdog investigation
Google pledged to crack down on fake online reviews with tougher punishments for rogue reviewers and businesses that try to profit from them, British regulators said Friday following an investigation.
Google agrees to crack down on fake reviews for UK businesses
This includes deactivating the ability to add new reviews for businesses found to be using fake reviews, and deleting all existing reviews for at least six months if they repeated
Google to crack down on fake reviews following CMA investigation
Google has agreed to implement significant changes to its review systems following an investigation by the UK's CMA.
Google To Clamp Down On Fake Reviews In UK: Regulator
Google has agreed "significant changes" to tackling fake online reviews of UK services and products posted on the US giant's platforms, Britain's competition regulator said Friday following an investigation.
Google to Put Warnings on U.K. Businesses Using Fake Online Reviews
The search giant has offered to start punishing British businesses that boost their star ratings with fake reviews and the people that post them, ending the U.K. competition watchdog’s investigation into online reviews.
Google Steps up Fight Against Fake Reviews After UK Probe
The watchdog started a formal investigation into Amazon and Alphabet's Google in 2021 over concerns they were not doing enough to combat fake reviews on their sites, which are use
UK regulator secures changes from Google to tackle fake reviews
Britain's competition regulator said on Friday it had secured important changes from Google to tackle fake reviews, including to sanction UK businesses that have boosted their star ratings with fake or misleading reviews.
Google promises to clean up the UK's online review mess
Google has committed to cracking down on fake reviews by improving fraud detection and punishing offenders. Businesses using shady tactics will lose the ability to submit reviews or have existing ones wiped for at least six months.
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