After a poke from the UK’s watchdog, the companies promised to beef up filters to strain out those who write, buy and sell fluffy nonsense.
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Review that! Fake TripAdvisor review peddler sent to jail
Jail time for fake reviews is “a landmark ruling for the Internet,” TripAdvisor said.
Millions of fake online reviews are gumming up the joy of buying stuff
A UK watchdog is investigating online reviews, be they “This changed my LIFE!” bogosity or fake negative reviews used as blackmail. 
Google extends its all-seeing eye, invites third party apps to Google Now
Digital assistant data orgy to glom onto info from Lyft or eBay, et al., whose creepily helpful cards will auto-pop up, sans search.
“Rotten stinking hovel” hotel charges couple £100 for bad Trip Advisor review
A UK hotel has come up with a way to fend off bad online reviews: rather than upping the thread count on their sheets or, say, introducing a vacuum cleaner to the dining room a bit more frequently, they’re promising to charge customers £100 for bad reviews.