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#uk
Fake reviews became illegal in the UK on 6 April 2025. Here is what a garage, salon or restaurant has to change about asking for them
The DMCC Act put fake and undisclosed incentivised reviews on the UK banned list, with fines of up to 10% of turnover and the CMA enforcing directly. Most small firms have never read it. The habits it bans are common, and the legal way to ask is simpler than the old way.
Oct 10, 2026 9 min read
#gdpr
Google reviews widget on an EU website: what GDPR actually asks of you
Showing Google reviews on your own site is legal in the EU. The trouble is in the plumbing: many widgets send every visitor's IP address to Google before the cookie banner is answered. Here is how to check yours in two minutes, and what to change.
Oct 10, 2026 10 min read