Google pledges to crack down on fake reviews after UK watchdog investigation

LONDON — Google pledged to crack down on fake online reviews with tougher punishments for rogue reviewers and businesses that try to profit from them, British regulators said Friday following an investigation. The Competition and Markets Authority said that Google has committed to “rigorous steps” to detect and remove sham reviews, so it can quickly…

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Chinese online retailer Temu faces European Union investigation into rogue traders and illegal goods

LONDON — Chinese online retailer Temu is facing a European Union investigation over suspicions it’s failing to prevent the sale of illegal products, the 27-nation bloc’s executive arm said on Thursday. The European Commission opened its investigation five months after adding Temu to the list of “very large online platforms” needing the strictest level of…

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Real Madrid open investigation to identify fan who allegedly racially abused Lamine Yamal during El Clasico as Spanish football is hit by latest racism storm

By Lewis Browning Published: 06:25 EDT, 27 October 2024 | Updated: 06:53 EDT, 27 October 2024 Real Madrid have opened an investigation to identify a perpetrator who allegedly aimed racist abuse at Lamine Yamal during El Clasico. Madrid suffered their first defeat of the season on Saturday night, going down 4-0 against arch rivals Barcelona in…

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RajComp GM’s Lavish Lifestyle Posts Lead to ACB Investigation | Jaipur News

Jaipur: Chhatarpal Singh, group general manager (technology) at RajComp Info Services Ltd, a govt-owned entity based in Yojana Bhavan, drew the attention of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to his extravagant lifestyle by posting photos of luxury vehicles and foreign tours on Facebook.The ACB conducted searches at 10 locations associated with Singh in Jaipur, Delhi, Ghaziabad and…

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Tech firms remove social media accounts of a Russian drone factory after an AP investigation

Google, Meta and TikTok have removed social media accounts belonging to an industrial plant in Russia’s Tatarstan region aimed at recruiting young foreign women to make drones for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Posts on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok were taken down following an investigation by The Associated Press published Oct. 10 that detailed working…

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Long-serving Rutgers athletic director under investigation for alleged ‘inappropriate relationship’ – after resigning due to ‘health concerns’

By Leocciano Callao Published: 10:22 EDT, 31 August 2024 | Updated: 10:24 EDT, 31 August 2024 Rutgers University has launched an investigation on former athletic director Pat Hobbs for a possible ‘inappropriate, consensual relationship,’ according to a report from NJ Advance Media. Hobbs resigned on August 16, citing health concerns, after holding the position for…

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