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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority is cracking down on companies publishing fake reviews or taking cash for unmarked promotional content. The CMA said it has opened an investigation using its "consumer enforcement powers" into a number of companies over non-disclosure of paid endorsements. The regulator said it is …

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  2. Martin-73 Silver badge

    How about they go to an actual problem, like companies who prey on elderly people with "YOU HAVE WON £50,000*" envelopes. :|

    *or a piece of crap worth less than your reply stamp

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      How about they go to an actual problem, like companies who prey on elderly people with "YOU HAVE WON £50,000*" envelopes.

      That's not a competition law problem, and wouldn't therefore be within the remit of the CMA.

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  3. Voland's right hand Silver badge

    Pointless until someone gets fined

    Investigations are all good, can we actually see fines (and punitive ones too). Just pull some search results on trip advisor or yelp on restaurants and start nuking from orbit.

    Fining the top 10 will probably be not far off. Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius.

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      Re: Pointless until someone gets fined

      Investigations are all good, can we actually see fines (and punitive ones too)

      You could be in luck. The competition authorities aren't like the poodles of OFCOM, ICO or ASA, and believe in issuing big fines. In this first instance you might see only an instruction to desist, but if the law has been broken, or if instructions to desist are ignored they'll wrench a few arms out of sockets with multi-million quid fines.

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  4. 's water music
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    excellent article

    Appearance as discribed. Friendly author. Prompt shipping. Will read again

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      Re: excellent article

      I can't upvote you. You've got 5/5 upvotes already!

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    Diet Gummy Bears

    So long as the funny reviews are untouched I'm happy for these to be policed.

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  6. Turnip McFondleballs

    excellent article

    Appearance as discribed... etc

    ..cont p 94

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