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title: FTC and State AGs Can Continue Joint Case Over Fake Reviews
date: 2023-02-21T00:00:00-05:00
author: "hilary@usesharepoint.com"
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# FTC and State AGs Can Continue Joint Case Over Fake Reviews

 February 21, 2023 | 7 min

 

 

 

 

 

 

 [Kelley Drye Ad Law Access Podcast](https://soundcloud.com/adlawaccess "Kelley Drye Ad Law Access Podcast") · [FTC and State AGs Can Continue Joint Case Over Fake Reviews](https://soundcloud.com/adlawaccess/ftc-and-state-ags-can-continue "FTC and State AGs Can Continue Joint Case Over Fake Reviews")

 [Apple](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ftc-and-state-ags-can-continue-joint-case-over-fake-reviews/id1457734764?i=1000600992426) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZeUcrHzKzv9q0cr1Ayvx4?si=553a72ed51324503) [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/adlawaccess/ftc-and-state-ags-can-continue?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing) 

 

Fake reviews continue to be a hot topic in consumer protection. In 2022, we reported that six states and the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Roomster – a platform through which people can find rooms and roommates – along with its owners, alleging that they had ​“inundated the internet with tens of thousands of fake positive reviews to bolster their false claims that properties listed on their Roomster platform are real, available, and verified.” At the same time, the regulators announced a settlement with an individual who allegedly sold Roomster many of the fake reviews.

 

 

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