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UK businesses caught buying five-star Google reviews


UK businesses caught buying five-star Google reviews

March 10, 2021 at 8:28 AM

Google is failing to do enough to combat fake reviews within its business listings, and must be held to account by a UK watchdog, according to Which?

The consumer group set up a fake company and bought bogus five-star reviews as part of an investigation.

In doing so, it was able to tie its sham "customers" to dozens of other highly-rated British firms, including a dentist and a stockbroker.

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