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A consumer watchdog in the UK has that many Internet sites are of fake reviews. The UK's Competition and Market Authority (CMA) there are millions of reviews on sites for hotels, restaurants, theatres and online stores that have been for to shoppers. It said at least 25 million people in Britain reviews on websites such as Amazon and TripAdvisor before booking holidays or online shopping. The CMA there was a growth in the industry that fake reviews for companies and businesses. Many companies wrote fake reviews about themselves as a marketing tool. Others money, free samples or upgrades in exchange for five-star reviews.

Online reviews very important to businesses. Industry analysts that in Britain alone, $36 billion a year of consumer spending could influenced by online reviews. A CMA spokeswoman said: "Millions of people at online reviews and endorsements before making decisions such as where to on holiday or which plumber to ." She added: "We have found that consumers who use online reviews and endorsements them valuable, but we have also about some practices that may be unlawful." Some of the more illegal activity rival companies posting negative remarks about each other's goods and services. Bosses could going to prison for doing this.

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