Comment on UK bans fake reviews and ‘sneaky’ hidden fees to protect online shoppers under new law

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• towerful@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Same way with a lot of other consumer protections. By consumers reporting companies.

  If I receive an order and inside is a “leave a five star review, and receive 10% off” type thing inside, I’ll report that in a heartbeat - knowing that Trading Standards is now actively dealing with this sorta thing

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  • cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Hmm so reactive rather than proactive/control

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    • towerful@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeh, but with enough actions taken (and suitably deterrent actions), companies won’t want to risk it

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