[PCGamer] US FTC Bans Fake Reviews & False Testimonials

[DarkLordOtaku]

Fake online reviews and false testimonials are now banned by America's FTC

The new rules also apply to ungrounded legal, physical threats, and other forms of intimidation to suppress negative customer reviews.

www.pcgamer.com

Federal Trade Commission Announces Final Rule Banning Fake Reviews and Testimonials

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a final rule

www.ftc.gov

Regardless of where you stand on any given game, I'm sure we've all been frustrated to observe review manipulation by bad actors. Either by bots inflating or bombing games upon release, or by companies removing reviews they felt were too negative.

New FTC legislation will comprehensively prohibit the following:

• Fake or false customer reviews and testimonials, including those from celebrities
• The buying of positive and negative reviews
• Insider reviews
• Company-controlled review sites
• Review suppression
• The misuse of fake social media indicators
• AI generated fake reviews

Seems like a positive step towards making reviews for games, and products in general, a more reliable reference for quality.

 

[Johnic]

There go Xbox*insert random word*.com shill sites.

Now do influencers that spread misinformation.