{"data":{"id":"us/16-cfr-465.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 CFR 465.4","heading":"Buying positive or negative consumer reviews.","body":"It is an unfair or deceptive act or practice and a violation of this part for a business to provide compensation or other incentives in exchange for, or conditioned expressly or by implication on, the writing or creation of consumer reviews expressing a particular sentiment, whether positive or negative, regarding the product, service, or business that is the subject of the review.","path":["Title 16—Commercial Practices","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER D—TRADE REGULATION RULES","PART 465—RULE ON THE USE OF CONSUMER REVIEWS AND TESTIMONIALS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-16.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:29Z","sha256":"b3dea86f90910974cca67b0092aa016dae8b415dc9889c6b4e3233f1c1f534c3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/16-cfr-465.3","next":"us/16-cfr-465.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}