Which? has uncovered 18 Facebook groups with a total of more than 200,000 members, some dating as far back as 2011 and 2014 - despite Facebook's repeated pledges to the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that it would crack down on this type of activity on its platform.
Facebook is failing to tackle fake review 'factories' with hundreds of thousands of members, according to a new report.
It uncovered 18 Facebook groups with a total of more than 200,000 members, some dating as far back as 2011 and 2014 - despite Facebook's repeated pledges to the UK's Competition and Markets Authority that it would crack down on this type of activity on its platform. "Facebook must prove that it is taking effective action, having repeatedly made commitments to the regulator that it would crack down on fake review trading," says Which? director of policy and advocacy Rocio Concha.
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