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Federal Trade Commission Announces Proposed Rule Banning Fake Reviews and Testimonials (www.ftc.gov)
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To be clear, this does not tackle user review, it's about editorial reviews where companies would write good reviews for their products under the guise of a review site.

This would especially have a big impact on VPN review sites.

Relevant HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36542500

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[โ€“] avoidthehack_ashley@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Definitely a step in the right direction. Especially for independent sites who actually write reviews.

[โ€“] Martineski@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

This is pretty good news.