Facebook removes over 16,000 groups trading fake reviews
by Alex Hern UK technology editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#5GCKE)
Firm takes action after criticism by UK competitions regulator for failing to clamp down on illegal trade
Facebook has removed more than 16,000 groups trading fake reviews after the UK's competition regulator criticised the company for failing to make good on a previous promise to clamp down on the practice.
In January 2020, the Competition and Markets Authority secured an agreement from Facebook to better identify, investigate and remove groups and other pages where fake and misleading reviews were being traded, and prevent them from reappearing".
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