Groups selling false reviews were removed on a large social network

The world's largest social network Facebook has removed 16,000 groups selling false reviews.

The company had to do

this is at the request of the Competition Authority andUK markets (Competition and Markets Authority, CMA). This department has long been trying to combat the fact that fake reviews are being sold on social networks. In 2018, the regulator asked eBay and Facebook to identify such sellers. The companies promised to fight fraudsters.

Facebook removed 188 sales groups in 2020fake reviews. The company noted that fraudulent and misleading activities are prohibited on the social network. Facebook has introduced new automated tools to remove false content. Also, it is now harder to search for such groups on social networks.