Google says it uncovered thousands of illegitimate listings, including for fake businesses, on Google Maps and has announced a lawsuit against the alleged scammers behind the fraud. The lawsuit, ...

Google has agreed to implement new rules to clamp down on fake reviews after the UK’s competition watchdog launched an investigation into the tech giant on the issue. The Competition and Markets ...

10,000 fake listings removed from Google Maps. Update, March 21, 2025: This story has been updated with a statement from Halimah DeLaine Prado, Google General Counsel regarding the Google Maps scam ...

Google may have just proved how important consumers are to its ecosystem. In a bid to enhance the reliability and integrity of its platform, the company has announced new measures to combat fake ...

Google has now partnered with the UK's Competition and Markets Authority, which is planning to fight fraudulent reviews online. The search engine giant agrees to take such steps under a new agreement ...

Google is starting to take fake reviews procured by certain businesses seriously. A new feature will showcase a warning on Google Maps when a business listing has recently had fake reviews removed.

Many people tend to rely on reviews from alleged previous buyers before purchasing a product or service. However, the internet is full of fake reviews, probably more than you think. There are ...

The U.K.’s antitrust regulator has reached an agreement with Google to counter the scourge of fake online reviews. The internet giant has committed to several remedies. Bogus endorsements have ...