Businesses that buy, sell or promote phony online reviews now run the risk of incurring hefty financial penalties, the Federal Trade Commission said in announcing a ban on such practices.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Wednesday a final rule that bans online fake reviews and testimonials and allows ...

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to ban marketers from using fake reviews ... to quickly generate ...

The Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule that bans reviews and testimonials attributed to people who don’t exist or ...

US FTC Finalizes Ban on Companies Buying and Selling Fake Online Reviews By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday finalized a ban on companies knowingly buying or ...

FTC bans fake reviews and deceptive practices in new rule ... People who promote products online must be clear about their connections to the companies they’re talking about.

Fake reviews and testimonials can make it harder for people to trust what they read online and ultimately hurt businesses.

The FTC is prohibiting the creation or purchase of fake reviews and will also seek to prevent the suppression of negative reviews online. It can be hard to trust anything you read online ...

“Fake reviews not only waste people ... social media status being presented online, the FTC also included coverage for those issues, too: The ban prohibits businesses from “using unfounded ...