Comment on UK bans fake reviews and ‘sneaky’ hidden fees to protect online shoppers under new law
towerful@programming.dev 1 week agoSame 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
cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Hmm so reactive rather than proactive/control
towerful@programming.dev 1 week ago
Yeh, but with enough actions taken (and suitably deterrent actions), companies won’t want to risk it