I’ve been burned by fake reviews online. Here’s what I look for now

The first telltale sign of an online review that deserves no weight is when it uses nothing but generic language. Genuine ...
ZDNet

How web scraping actually works - and why AI changes everything

Web scraping powers pricing, SEO, security, AI, and research industries. AI scraping threatens site survival by bypassing traffic return. Companies fight back with licensing, paywalls, and crawler ...
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Millions at risk as global network of over 5,000 fake pharmacy websites uncovered by security researchers — here's how to stay safe

Over 5,000 fake pharmacy websites found secretly harvesting data while pushing counterfeit drugs Fake pharmacies often skip prescriptions and demand cryptocurrency, exposing users to fraud and ...
NBC News

FTC bans fake online reviews, inflated social media influence; rule takes effect in October

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to ban marketers from using fake reviews, like those generated with AI technology, and other misleading practices to promote their products ...
The New York Times

Small Businesses Face a New Threat: Pay Up or Be Flooded With Bad Reviews

Movers, roofing companies and others are being bombarded with phony one-star reviews on Google Maps. Then they’re asked to pay up. By Stuart A. Thompson Stuart Thompson first wrote about the ...