Industry Chinese companies banned for using paid reviews are suing Amazon It's not out of spite; Amazon is allegedly withholding their earnings By Rob Thubron , September 30, 2021, 6:49 AM 16 comments
Electronics The Web Amazon hits over 600 Chinese electronic brands with the banhammer Consumer-friendly or anti-competition? By Matthew Lee , September 19, 2021, 10:54 AM 25 comments
The Web Industry Aukey earbuds found listed on Amazon despite ban for fraudulent reviews Products listed were 'sponsored' for top search results By Cal Jeffrey , July 27, 2021, 2:26 PM
The Web Tech Culture Hate fake reviews? Amazon says blame social media Something else to blame on social networks By Rob Thubron , June 16, 2021, 8:41 AM 15 comments
Tech Culture Hardware MSI allegedly attempted to bribe YouTuber to prevent a negative review Not a good look for MSI By David Matthews , July 15, 2020, 3:58 PM 41 comments
The Web Tech Culture UK competition regulator tell Facebook and eBay to tackle fake reviews The CMA is cracking down on reviews for sale By James Miller , June 22, 2019, 11:02 AM
The Web FTC settles with supplement maker in first case against fake, paid reviews on Amazon Hopefully, this will discourage others from doing the same By Rob Thubron , February 27, 2019, 5:25 AM 9 comments
Gaming Industry Valve dropped the ban hammer on a developer that reviewed its own games Email from Insel Games CEO leaked on Reddit and got both of the company's games pulled By Cal Jeffrey , February 14, 2018, 4:34 PM 14 comments
Mobile Huawei asked people to write fake Mate 10 Pro reviews for chance to become beta testers The phone doesn't launch in the US until Sunday By Rob Thubron , February 13, 2018, 6:04 AM