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.
Parting Clouds: Creating a Competitive Marketplace for Compute
The Canadian market for cloud computing is monopolized. In a new report, CAMP argues that the most effective response is to unleash competition through procurement, regulation, and competition law enforcement.
World of Scams: The Fraud Problem at the Heart of Online Advertising
In a new report, CAMP explores the relationship between the proliferation of online scams and the oligopoly online advertising market.
Concentrated online ad markets are a security threat: Anti-monopoly group
The hoards of personal data collected by the few U.S.-based companies that dominate online advertising can be used to track government officials and even pose cybersecurity risks, warns a new report from the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project.
Report | Electric Eyes: Advertising Monopolies and Canada’s National Security
In a new report, CAMP lays out the link between the monopolization of online advertising and threats to Canada's national security.