Monday, 30 September 2013

US acts against fake online products reviews Yelp, Google and others

WASHINGTON (AFP) - But a recent crackdown by authorities in New York could be the shock needed for the online sector to clean up its act.

The New York state attorney general s office recently ordered 19 companies to halt these practices and pay fines totaling $350,000 to settle charges of manipulating online reviews for sites such as Yelp, Google+ and others.

The settlement stemmed from an undercover investigation in which officials created a fake yogurt shop in Brooklyn and sought help

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