Poland: Penalties for companies publishing false reviews

Unfair practices

First case

• The company Opinie.pro offered entrepreneurs to obtain positive reviews, ratings and likes on comments on Google business cards, Facebook reviews, as well as on other price and service comparison sites, such as TripAdvisor. Such ratings and opinions were created without any contact with the product or service, but were based on information available on the internet or obtained in exchange for giving a positive opinion to others. Later, the company ordered opinions from contractors in Asia.

   

• The company advertised its services by saying: Buy Google reviews with ratings that positively influence the online perception of your brand. In addition, ratings enriched with a few positive sentences inspire more trust and look neutral. We take care to change browsers and mobile devices and ensure that ratings are issued from different IP addresses, which increases the credibility of the reviews.

According to UOKiK, such practices are contrary to the accepted…