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FTC bans fake online reviews, inflated social media influence; rule takes effect in October

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FTC bans fake online reviews, inflated social media influence; rule takes effect in October

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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 4 months ago

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Amazon sued more than 10,000 Facebook group administrators in July 2022 for allegedly brokering fake reviews.

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Entrapment is enticing someone to do something they wouldn’t do otherwise.

If you ask someone where to buy drugs, and they give you the name of their dealer, you’re not entrapping the dealer since they normally sell drugs.

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