Online Reviews for Sale
Fake online reviews are for sale and people are being paid to review products.
Whether you're buying a house or a hairdryer, the chances are you'll have looked at an online review site to work out what you're likely to get for your money. The government's Competition and Markets Authority estimates that every year 拢23 billion of UK consumer spending is influenced by online reviews. But can they all be trusted? 5 live Investigates reveals how easy it is to buy fake five star reviews on one of the world's biggest online platforms and how people are still being paid to leave fake reviews for products sold on Amazon - despite a crackdown by the company more than a year ago.
Last on
More episodes
Previous
Fake online reviews are being openly traded on the internet.
Broadcast
- Sun 29 Apr 2018 11:0091热爆 Radio 5 Live
Subscribe and listen every week
Get every episode of 5 live Investigates automatically downloaded on your device
Podcast
-
5 Live Investigates
Adrian Goldberg presents cutting edge investigative journalism