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Posted on March 27, 2026
2 min readLast updated: March 27, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleThe UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into five companies—among them AutoTrader and Just Eat—for potentially facilitating fake reviews and misleading star ratings as part of its enforcement under the new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act.
March 27 (Reuters) - The British competition regulator has launched investigations into five companies including AutoTrader and Just Eat as part of its crackdown on fake reviews and misleading online ratings, it said on Friday.
The investigations follow the watchdog's interventions into tech giants Amazon and Google over possible breaches of consumer protection law, which led to changes for improving systems for identifying fake reviews.
Under newly granted powers, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) can independently decide whether consumer law has been infringed and act against breaches, including levying fines and ordering businesses to improve their practices.
(Reporting by Raechel Thankam Job in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema and Mrigank Dhaniwala)
Five companies, including Autotrader and Just Eat, are being investigated for fake reviews and misleading ratings.
The British competition regulator is leading the investigation.
The investigation focuses on fake reviews and misleading star ratings on company platforms.
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