Google commits to combatting fake reviews in the UK after 5-year probe

The U.K.’s antitrust regulator has reached an agreement with Google to counter the scourge of fake online reviews. The internet giant has committed to several remedies.Bogus endorsements have blighted the web since the creation of user reviews, which is why regulators around the world have been upping the ante on tech companies to put measures in place to curb such practices. The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened an investigation into several online platforms way back in May 2020, with ...