Fake online reviews are distorting competition and endangering consumers, research finds
CAMP Fellow Emily Osborne speaks with The Globe and Mail about how fake online reviews distort competition, undermine consumer trust and expose people to potentially harmful products and services.
Five Stars Only: The Underground Market for Fake Reviews Online
Fake reviews mislead consumers and put honest businesses at a disadvantage. In Five Stars Only, Emily Osborne examines the underground market for fake Amazon and Google reviews, the platforms that enable it, and how Canada can respond.
CAMP statement on U.S. Google ad tech remedies decision
CAMP says Canada should pursue structural remedies in its Google ad tech case rather than rely only on behavioural rules that leave Google’s integrated market power intact.
Google suffers setback in fight against Canada’s competition watchdog
The Competition Tribunal dismissed this week a constitutional challenge from Google, which has been accused of causing harm through its hold on the online advertising world.
Canada’s Competition Tribunal Rejects Google’s Constitutional Challenge, Clearing Path for Advertising Antitrust Case
CAMP statement in response to Competition Tribunal's rejection of Google's constitutional challenge in online advertising case.
Tech giants control of online advertising puts national security at risk: report
Google, Meta and Amazon control more than 90 per cent of the market meant to sell online advertising in Canada, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project, a think tank devoted to addressing concentrations of power.