UK to make fake reviews illegal and tackle ‘subscription traps’

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UK to make fake reviews illegal and tackle ‘subscription traps’
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Plan to give competition watchdog more powers to tackle rip-offs and poor business practices

The government has calculated that the average UK household spends about £900 each year after being influenced by online reviews.The government has calculated that the average UK household spends about £900 each year after being influenced by online reviews.Fake reviews are to be outlawed and consumers will have more chances to get out of subscriptions they do not want under a package of measures proposed by the UK government to stop people being ripped off online.

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