A federal rule banning fake online reviews is now in effect

A federal rule banning fake online reviews is now in effect.

The Federal Trade Commission issued the rulein August banning the sale or purchase of online reviews. The rule, which went into effect Monday, allows the agency to seek civil penalties against those who knowingly violate it.

“Fake reviews not only waste people’s time and money, but also pollute the marketplace and divert business away from honest competitors,” FTC Chair Lina Khan said about the rule in August. She added that the rule will “protect Americans from getting cheated, put businesses that unlawfully game the system on notice, and promote markets that are fair, honest, and competitive.”

  • Traister101@lemmy.today
    21·
    8 days ago

    No. That’s not what that means. Profit by definition is the excess revenue that isn’t required to run the business.

    • zbyte64@awful.systems
      41·
      8 days ago

      Cool, so just do stock buy backs to eat the profits while rewarding the executive suite

      • Traister101@lemmy.today
        32·
        8 days ago

        So again. Profit is the excess revenue (this time in bold and italicized) that isn’t needed to run the business. Believe it or not stock buy backs aren’t required to run a business. Weird huh?

        • zbyte64@awful.systems
          21·
          7 days ago

          Compensating your employees is an expense needed to run the business. Those buybacks is just the cost of doing business.