Legal consequences and financial penalties

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Nusaiba10030
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Legal consequences and financial penalties

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Financial consequences are among the most severe penalties for buying reviews. In the very first sentence of its notice on fake reviews, the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) informs that buying fake reviews or commissioning their writing is a violation of the law – it constitutes an act of unfair competition, violating the provisions of Article 14 and Article 16, Section 1, Item 4 of the Act on Combating Unfair Competition.

Moreover, not only buying but also offering sao tome and principe cell phone database reviews for money is illegal . In 2024, several companies involved in writing paid reviews on various websites were fined by the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK). Details can be found he
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Put yourself in the shoes of a potential customer and ask yourself: would you trust a company that has been punished for illegally soliciting reviews? Or one that appears at first glance to be collecting fake reviews?

Purchasing positive reviews can quickly undermine customer trust, and rebuilding it is extremely difficult. However, reviews based on real experiences provide real assistance to users and facilitate their purchasing decisions. Deceiving customers in this way not only breaks the law but is also unethical —both for them and for fair competition.

Decrease in profile visibility on maps
You might think that buying a large number of positive reviews will help you get ahead of the competition, but the reality is quite different. If Google detects fraudulent activity, it can lower your business's ranking on maps, limiting your visibility in search results.

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Deleting purchased reviews
Gaining reviews is easy, but losing them is also easy. Fake reviews can be removed by Google, costing you both money and the reviews you earned.
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