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Lying about a business in a public forum with the sole motivation of harming the business... that's fraud. "fraud is intentional deception made for personal ga
by criley2 13y ago
Lying about a business in a public forum with the sole motivation of harming the business... that's fraud.
"fraud is intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual;" Not a legal definition, but a good enough definition for now.
I think it's a decent use of taxpayer money to help combat the defrauding of businesses in the area.
If they were printing these fake derogatory reviews in local newspapers or on local TV, would your opinion of the fraud change?
- r00fus 13y agoThe NYT article shouldn't say "fake" but "fraudulent", as that's the crux of the issue. I can put up a fake review, but if it's with the intent to harm, it's fraudulent. Now what do we do about fake reviews that are puff pieces intended to goose ratings?
- chris_mahan 13y agoI agree. There's a difference between review one: "I tried their yogurt, and it tastes like New Jersey Shore Sand", and review two: "Go to my_shOes.cOm and get great sneakers for chEap." One is obviously lousy to the business. The other, just SEO.