Google is set to combat fake reviews in the UK by sanctioning businesses involved in the practice. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured commitments from Google to alert users about manipulated reviews,

The UK’s competition watchdog is to investigate the mobile ecosystems of Apple and Google under new digital market rules that could see pro-competition interventions placed upon them.

The Competition and Markets Authority announced that it is commencing an initial strategic market status investigation pursuant to section 9(1)

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an in-depth investigation into the dominance of Apple and Google in the mobile ecosystem.

The U.K.'s CMA is launching so-called "strategic market status" (SMS) investigations into the mobile ecosystems of Apple and Google.

The UK’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Apple's and Google’s mobile platforms, just days after the government forced out its chair as part of a push to cut the regulatory burden on business.

KEY TAKEAWAYS The U.K.’s competition regulator started a probe Thursday on the mobile ecosystems of Apple and Alphabet's Google.The probe is gauging whether the tech firms’ ownership of their apps and services makes their users pick their products over those of rivals.

Google has committed to cracking down on fake reviews by improving fraud detection and punishing offenders. Businesses using shady tactics will lose the ability to submit reviews or have existing ones wiped for at least six months. Individuals posting fake reviews will face a permanent ban, including deletion of the entire review history.

Google has announced an intensified crackdown on fake reviews in the United Kingdom. This pledge follows a thorough investigation by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The commitment is part of a broader effort to ensure consumers are not misled by fabricated online ratings.

The UK has reached an agreement with Google to counter fake reviews, with the internet giant committing to several remedies.

Google has agreed "significant changes" to tackling fake online reviews of UK services and products posted on the US giant's platforms, Britain's competition regulator said Friday following an investigation.