Reviews in the News
News for US business owners about online reviews, from lawsuits and FTC actions to review scams and AI answers, updated daily with every story linked to the outlet that reported it.
38 reports, newest first
November 2026
October 2026
September 2026
August 2026
July 2026
June 2026
Defamation suit over Google review
Google pushes back against major Munich court ruling on allegations of false claims in AI Overviews
A Court Has Ruled That Google Is Liable for False Statements Generated by AI Overviews
German court holds Google liable for fake AI answers
Google is held liable for false information from its AI
German Court Holds Google Liable For False AI Overview Answers
May 2026
April 2026
January 2026
Restaurant asks customers to verify information after AI generates fake deals
Overseas criminals hijack Google reviews of Middle Tennessee business
Ga. business owner warns of Google review extortion scam
Lawyer sues for over $3M after former client left negative Google review
FTC warns about ‘fake reviews’ in letters that could portend enforcement push
December 2025
FTC Warns Companies Over Fake Reviews
FTC warns 10 companies about posting fake reviews
New scam targets Colorado Springs businesses with fake one-star reviews
Scammers Are Trying To Extort Chicago Restaurants With ‘Bomb’ Of Fake Negative Reviews
Customer sues Michigan bed and breakfast, alleging retaliation for one-star review
How scammers are targeting businesses with one star google reviews in 'extortion schemes'
November 2025
West Palm Beach business owner among many targeted in Google reviews extortion scheme
Google Has a New Form for Reporting ‘Review Bombing’ Attacks
Google Warns of Review-Bombing Extortion Scheme Targeting Businesses
Google Launches New Maps Feature to Help Businesses Report Review-Based Extortion Attempts
Small Businesses Targeted In Negative Review Extortion Scam
Some NYC businesses targeted in fake 1-star review extortion scheme
No reports with this topic yet.
How this page is put together
Stories are collected automatically several times a day from news searches across outlets, and we keep the ones about online reviews and US businesses: lawsuits, regulator actions, platform rules, review scams and AI answers. Each row shows the date, the topic, the outlet and the outlet's own headline, linked to the outlet's story. We do not copy articles or photos.
Headlines are the outlet's own, and the outlet's story is the authority. Grades.com (Melen, LLC) is not affiliated with the outlets listed here.
Spotted a mistake? Email support@grades.com and we will correct it.
See every review about your business in one place.
14-day free trial of Pro, no card needed.