Google pledges to crack down on fake reviews after UK watchdog investigation [News] {PSA}

>LONDON (AP) — Google pledged to crack down on fake online reviews with tougher punishments for rogue reviewers and businesses that try to profit from them, British regulators said Friday following an investigation. >The Competition and Markets Authority said that Google has committed to “rigorous steps” to detect and remove sham reviews, so it can quickly identify and investigate businesses and reviewers trying to benefit from the phony posts. >Google will delete all reviews written by people who repeatedly write fake or misleading reviews — either positive or negative — for U.K. businesses, the watchdog said. These reviewers will also be banned from posting new reviews, whether or not they’re in the U.K. Source: [https://apnews.com/article/google-fake-reviews-uk-britain-regulators-65e3d8840da9a5e140b65c482317d14a](https://apnews.com/article/google-fake-reviews-uk-britain-regulators-65e3d8840da9a5e140b65c482317d14a)