of a restaurant.
Michelin-starred chef Paul Foster has been a vocal critic of the system; he was embroiled in an argument with the company when he claims it refused to take down what clearly was a fake review, and has stated that the platform lets paid-for content slip through its nets unpunished.
In the report foreword, CEO Stefen Kaufer said: "Too often we have seen third parties share inaccurate figures about the
authenticity of review content and the scale of fraud on our platform."
"These third parties do not have access to the key technical data necessary to determine whether or not a review is fraudulent. We do – and with this report, for the first time ever, we want to provide definitive insights into the details and data behind our extensive content moderation efforts."
Meanwhile, senior director of trust and safety at the company, Becky Foley, told the Telegraph that Facebook and Google are, by their lack of action, complicit in allowing thousands of fake reviews to "exploit and extort small businesses for cash."
She said: "It is time for other platforms like Facebook and Google stepped up to the plate to join us in tackling this problem head on."
