The FTC Says a Major Ratings Website Published ‘Fake’ Reviews — Here’s How to Avoid It Happening to Your Business

The Federal Trade Commission banned businesses from writing and buying their own reviews in an August ruling. Now, it’s alleging that a customer review site, Sitejabber, published “misleading” ratings and reviews on behalf of the 130,000 businesses on its platform. The FTC’s proposed order would stop Sitejabber from “misrepresenting” customer ratings and reviews “in the future.”

The FTC’s complaint alleges that Sitejabber collected reviews at the point of sale, or before customers received or experienced a product or service. In one example, customers were asked to rate their overall shopping experience out of five stars and write something quickly directly after checking out.

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