Kay's research has been the focus of fake review stories appearing on the following: NPR, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's national evening news, Washington Post, Mashable, NBC affiliates in Los Angeles, Indianapolis and the Bay Area, Vice News, Australian 9 News Melbourne, Time, Fox 26 Houston, the NBC Today show, Australia's A Current Affair, Medscape, CTV News Toronto, InvestigateTV, Norwegian TV2, and ABC affiliate KTNV Las Vegas. Kay's multi-year investigation has culminated in the founding of Fake Review Watch and the launch of an eponymous YouTube channel. A special focus of Kay's research has been on the role and culpability of the big tech companies in facilitating and concealing this fraud. Online review fraud has become a popular method of false advertising in the 21st Century, and the failure of big tech, regulators, and law enforcement to take any serious action is eroding business ethics and harming the marketplace.
The magnitude of the fraud is alarming, deceiving millions of consumers and creating unfair competition for thousands of honest businesses.
Kay has uncovered three prominent aspects of online review fraud: international and domestic brokers who sell reviews, businesses who trade reviews with each other, and networks organized by search engine optimization (SEO) companies or online marketers. She has identified thousands of fake reviews across Google, Yelp, Facebook, and other platforms, and has compiled evidence of review fraud conducted by thousands of businesses. Kay is an expert in researching, analyzing, and documenting online review fraud. Dean, for all of your work-a great service to the public."įake Review Watch is dedicated to exposing the massive corruption of online consumer review platforms with fake reviews and the culpability of the big tech companies in facilitating and covering up this fraud.įake Review Watch is run by Kay Dean, a former federal criminal investigator. From frontline diplomats to refugees in crisis, from environmental scientists in the field to protesters putting their lives on the line and individuals grappling with the impact of global cyberculture, The World starts with individuals at the core of a story and expands from there.Ĭlick here for access to downloadable show assets."Thank you, Ms. Our key areas of focus are global security, women & gender, the environment, migration and public health. Our team does this by consistently working to get direct access to original sources: people on the ground who participate in the events we describe. We maintain a steady focus on global events and issues, reminding listeners that the US is not isolated and that powers centered in Moscow, Kyiv, Beijing, Pyongyang, Riyadh, Istanbul, and elsewhere are reframing the global order every day. Over the years, The World has carved out a niche by offering a unique perspective on daily news: covering American issues and events through the eyes of foreign observers, and contextualizing foreign affairs for American listeners.
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