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Italian Court Throws Out TripAdvisor Fine Over Bad Reviews

Posted by samzenpus on from the say-what-you-want dept.

jfruh writes: TripAdvisor had been fined half a million euros in Italy for publishing "misleading" information in its reviews. But now an Italian court has thrown out that punishment, saying that the site clearly states that the reviews are user-submitted and that TripAdvisor can't confirm all details. In a statement the company said the court's decision, "confirmed what we always knew: that TripAdvisor is a hugely valuable and reliable resource.”

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  1. Is it? by lastman71 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But the problem was not the reviews, but that in advertisement tripadvisor said that reviews are verified, and of course they are not.