The Federal Trade Commission (the FTC or the Commission) voted on August 14 to approve its Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews ...

A Crackdown on Fake Online Reviews. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized regulations aimed at combating the rise ...

The rule's "knew or should have known" standard means companies can no longer turn a blind eye to the source of their online ...

The FTC can now issue injunctions and five-figure fines against companies that lie about their reviews, or suppress bad ones.

"Treating as categorically illegal a generative AI tool merely because of the possibility that someone might use it for fraud ...

The FTC’s rule against fake reviews is a major step toward fostering greater transparency in retail. For years, consumers ...

This is the conclusion reached by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC ... Rather, they are "an integral part of the online behavioral advertising business model".

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched a new enforcement initiative called Operation AI Comply, targeting companies ...

Many rely on the platform to read reviews before visiting a location. However, the increasing prevalence of fake reviews posted by businesses has raised concerns. In response, Google has taken ...

Tech Report is one of the oldest hardware, news, and tech review sites ... of their services. The FTC also went after Ascend Ecom, a company accused of running a fake online business scheme.

Google Maps is planning to make its reviews more trustworthy by detecting and removing fake reviews and taking action against business pages posting them. Google will now impose restrictions ...