Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Episode details

World Service,16 Apr 2024,17 mins

The business of fake online reviews

Business Daily

Available for over a year

Increasingly, online reviews are becoming a barometer for the quality or services provided by small businesses. But are some being manipulated by the companies themselves? And are some firms manufacturing negative reviews to spike their rivals? We examine the fake review industry. (Picture: Waitress displaying an app to rate your experience at a restaurant. Credit: Getty Images) Presented and produced by Ed Butler

Programme Website
More episodes