Competition Bureau going after fake reviews

By Ahmad Hathout For nearly three years, the Competition Bureau has been investigating whether Amazon is allowing on its website fake product reviews that are influencing the purchasing decisions of Canadians, according to a June 5 filing in the Federal Court. The confidential investigation was revealed, as it often is, through a request by the bureau to compel the subject of the investigation through a court order to divulge more information to advance the inquiry. Through the investigation so far, the bureau said it has discovered that there are markets on social media where people are paid to leave positive...