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Aug 26, 2019
Twitter can't be trusted to provide an impartial and credible social media platform, and is still failing to adequately anticipate and combat disinformation.
Past Release
Aug 22, 2019
The $1.3 trillion criminal counterfeit industry got an unexpected boost from the tariff war -- consumers are looking to e-commerce websites to blunt the impact of a 25% tariff on legitimate goods. They have a good chance of receiving a counterfeit.
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Aug 21, 2019
Amazon's e-commerce empire earns its scathing criticism. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) reported that 25% of new CDs it purchased and were “Fulfilled by Amazon” in the US were counterfeit. Up 5-fold from 2017.
Past Release
Aug 14, 2019
A common Lithium-ion ("Li-ion") 18650 battery is a dangerous item for unsuspecting consumers. Cheap recycled unprotected batteries with wild capacity claims are sold on Amazon, eBay, and Walmart exposing consumers to fires, explosions, and death.
Past Release
Aug 07, 2019
Worldwide consumers purchasing from Amazon's 13 global websites face a real challenge when shopping Amazon's monopolizing global e-commerce marketplaces -- dodging the fakes, fraud, and scams that flood the e-commerce giant's websites.
Past Release
Aug 01, 2019
Legitimate sellers and innovators struggle to compete against Amazon whose online marketplace allows fraudsters to sell an inexhaustible supply of counterfeits and knockoffs. The all-to-common story of another innovator almost destroyed by counterfeiters.
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Jul 27, 2019
Inexplicably, for the second time in just a month, Twitter has censored warnings on potentially deadly counterfeits and shuttered The Counterfeit Report's Twitter account. Why?
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Jul 26, 2019
For what possible legitimate reason are prescription pill dies offered for sale on Amazon? Counterfeit Oxycodone replica M30 pills sold in the San Diego area are believed to be linked to four overdose deaths.
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Jul 24, 2019
Amazon commands about 50% of online sales, however, examination reveals the hyper-competitive environment is laced with scams, fakes, and fraud.
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Jul 16, 2019
Amazon's touted Prime Day Deals didn't offer any relief to a growing consumer challenge -- dodging the fakes, fraud, and scams that plague the e-commerce giant.