Meriton fined $3m for manipulating TripAdvisor hotel reviews

Australian property giant Meriton has been ordered to pay $3m for manipulating TripAdvisor reviews about its serviced apartments, in breach of consumer law. Meriton was found by the federal court to have withheld from the travel website the emails of guests who had complained or had a negative experience between November 2014 and October 2015.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/jul/31/meriton-fined-3m-for-manipulating-tripadvisor-hotel-reviews?source=Snapzu