The government is issuing new legislation and reforms to help protect consumers as it clamps down on fake reviews, online rip-offs and rogue traders.
The reforms, announced by the government on Wednesday 20 April, will clamp down on fake reviews and subscription traps, while also giving the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) more powers to support consumers and crack down on rogue traders.
New laws will make it clearly illegal to pay someone to write, host, commission or facilitate a fake review so people are not cheated by bogus ratings.
