The FTC banned businesses from writing and buying their own reviews and is now accusing customer review site Sitejabber of publishing “misleading” ratings and reviews on behalf of businesses. The FTC’s proposed order aims to prevent Sitejabber from misrepresenting customer ratings and reviews in the future by collecting reviews before customers receive or experience a product or service, leading to potential deception. Businesses can avoid FTC scrutiny by separating Instant Feedback Survey ratings and reviews from product ratings and reviews to ensure clarity for customers in the review ecosystem.
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Sweden criticises China for refusing full access to vessel suspected of Baltic Sea cable sabotage
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, highlights Sweden's criticism of China for denying access to investigators on board a Chinese vessel suspected of cutting cables in the Baltic Sea. The ship, Yi Peng 3, left international waters and is heading to Egypt, despite pressure from the Swedish government for a full investigation. Some believe it was bad seamanship, while others suspect Russian involvement, as this is the second incident involving a Chinese vessel damaging infrastructure...
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