Amazon, Google Face U.K. Consumer Probe Into Fake Reviews
- Facebook has already removed 16,000 posts after CMA warning
- Amazon and Google face intense regulatory scrutiny in Europe
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Amazon.com Inc. and Google are facing formal probes into possible violations of U.K. consumer protection rules over a failure to shield their users from an onslaught of fake reviews.
The Competition and Markets Authority said Friday it has opened investigations to gather more information and decide whether the tech giants may have broken the law by not doing enough to address the problem. It follows an initial probe in May last year that looked at the way several platforms deal with phony reviews, the CMA said.