CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β Amazon has filed a lawsuit against administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups it accuses of coordinating fake reviews in exchange for money or free products.
The Seattle-based e-commerce giant said in a statement Tuesday the Facebook groups were set up to recruit people βwilling to post incentivized and misleading reviewsβ across its stores in the U.S. the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Japan. The problem over phony reviews is not new for Amazon, or e-commerce as a whole.
The retailerβs announcement comes as another side of the companyβs operations is facing more scrutiny. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration confirmed Tuesday it has opened inspections at Amazon facilities in several states after receiving referrals alleging safety and health violations.
