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Closed petition Make posting fake negative reviews a criminal offence
The Government should make it a criminal offence to post a fake negative review, so people who post fake negative reviews about businesses can be prosecuted. Offenders should face substantial fines, equivalent to the financial losses affected businesses experience.
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Off the back of Covid and rising costs, small businesses must be protected from practices including the posting of fake negative reviews. Small businesses generated £1.4 Trillion in revenue and contribute £110bn in tax (as of 2017-18).
When someone hasn't visited a business itself but takes to review platforms and social media to post negative reviews about a business this can have a detrimental effect on the business, and also the business owner's mental health. It is not acceptable.
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