Amazon sues administrators of 10,000 Facebook groups over fake reviews

Facebook groups were set up to recruit people 'willing to post incentivised and misleading reviews' across its stores in the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Japan, says Amazon

Amazon has previously sued people it said were offering fake testimonials, though lawyers and regulators have questioned whether the company was doing enough to combat the issue. File picture: Nick Ansell

Amazon has filed a lawsuit against the administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups it accuses of co-ordinating fake reviews in exchange for money or free products.

The Seattle-based e-commerce giant said in a statement posted on its website on Tuesday the Facebook groups were set up to recruit people "willing to post incentivised and misleading reviews" across its stores in the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Japan.