[UPDATE] Herbal company fined $12.8 million after paying for fake Amazon reviews

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Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/02/27/herbal-company-fined-12-8-mil.html

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snakeoil.com
eta: Looks like someone owns that site, but it’s a black screen.

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This is fake news.

Literally.

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I no longer trust Amazon for a lot of things – batteries, printer ink cartridges, anything health related, basically anything important – due to all the fake reviews and counterfeits. Books and DVDs are OK, but the latter can sometimes be used, even when sold as new, which is OK I guess if in good shape.

Bezobub, are you listening?

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Kidney failure?!

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I can’t believe an herbal company would do such a thing.

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This is why the unregulated supplement market is a billion-dollar business, and this is also why the FDA should regulate, fine and investigate the supplement industry until it makes tiny, tiny squeaking noises. The fact the FDA doesn’t regulate these is, in fact, a dereliction of duty on a mass scale, and one that endangers public health.

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Herbal company fined $12.8 million after paying for fake Amazon reviews

Padding fluffy reviews is a strong staple of the Amazon business model.

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But all the other sellers can still do that, right?

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