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ABC Feeds<p>Calls grow for greater consumer protection as more builders go bust<br>By Nassim Khadem</p><p>Builders take out insurance designed to cover clients' costs in the event they go bust. But some people are waiting for years for a payout and facing potential bankruptcy.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-29/pitfalls-of-builders-and-home-warranty-insurance-for-consumers/105197624" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-29/pit</span><span class="invisible">falls-of-builders-and-home-warranty-insurance-for-consumers/105197624</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingConstructionIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HousingConstructionIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HousingPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/BusinessandIndustryRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BusinessandIndustryRegulation</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/NassimKhadem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NassimKhadem</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Reuters: US bank regulators pull back guardrails on bank crypto activities. “U.S. banking regulators announced on Thursday they were pulling back several documents that urge banks to show caution when dabbling in cryptocurrency and related activities. The Federal Reserve said it was withdrawing a pair of supervisory letters stipulating that banks should seek advance approval from regulators […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/27/reuters-us-bank-regulators-pull-back-guardrails-on-bank-crypto-activities/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/27/reuters-us-bank-regulators-pull-back-guardrails-on-bank-crypto-activities/</a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Apple fined $890m and Meta $356m for breaching new EU laws</p><p>The two tech giants were fined by the European Union's watchdogs as they step up enforcement of digital competition rules.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-23/apple-fined-890m-and-meta-356m-for-breaching-eu-laws/105208816" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-23/app</span><span class="invisible">le-fined-890m-and-meta-356m-for-breaching-eu-laws/105208816</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Consumer watchdog takes LDV to court over 'rust and corrosion' concerns<br>By Charmayne Allison</p><p>The ACCC alleges that in advertising cars driving through water and rough terrains, LDV has misrepresented their "durability".</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-23/ldv-automotive-australia-taken-to-court-by-accc/105206722" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-23/ldv</span><span class="invisible">-automotive-australia-taken-to-court-by-accc/105206722</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/CharmayneAllison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharmayneAllison</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Seriously, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B4InQ1Ymcg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">stuff like this</a> should be <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/outlawed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outlawed</span></a> and we need actual <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> that classifies <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PetCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PetCare</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PetToys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PetToys</span></a> with the same protections as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Toddler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toddler</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/toys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toys</span></a>. </p><p>Because cats being killed by an <em>"automatic <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LitterBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LitterBox</span></a>"</em> is just the most horrific and inexcuseable product fault there could be.</p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Digital Trends: Meta is training AI on your data. Users say opting out doesn’t work.. “Imagine a tech giant telling you that it wants your Instagram and Facebook posts to train its AI models. And that too, without any incentive. You could, however, opt out of it, as per the company. But as you proceed with the official tools to back out and prevent AI from gobbling your social content, they […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/21/digital-trends-meta-is-training-ai-on-your-data-users-say-opting-out-doesnt-work/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/21/digital-trends-meta-is-training-ai-on-your-data-users-say-opting-out-doesnt-work/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>BBC: MrBeast apologises after ‘horrible’ Las Vegas event. “The event at Resorts World Las Vegas was advertised as an ‘immersive’ and ‘unforgettable’ experience that included exclusive games, a MrBeast-themed menu and mystery bags thought to contain limited edition merchandise, including one with a $10,000 (£7,550) gift voucher. Those who attended the three-day event complained and demanded […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/20/bbc-mrbeast-apologises-after-horrible-las-vegas-event/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/20/bbc-mrbeast-apologises-after-horrible-las-vegas-event/</a></p>
Wokebloke for Democracy<p>"Ever since the CFPB was shepherded into law by Senator Professor Warren, it has returned over $21 billion to citizens from whom it had been bilked, swindled, grifted, and otherwise lifted by credit card companies, investment banks, student loan pirates, and other modern three-story men of the financial service industry."</p><p><a href="https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a64527001/peter-marocco-firing-marco-rubio-usaid-maga/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">esquire.com/news-politics/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/a64527001/peter-marocco-firing-marco-rubio-usaid-maga/</span></a><br><a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Rubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rubio</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/33275/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/33275/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> How ‘dangerous chemicals’ detected in products in the EU could be impacting your health <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ConsumerGoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerGoods</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>How ‘dangerous chemicals’ detected in products in the EU could be impacting your health <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/936231/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/936231/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ConsumerGoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerGoods</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a></p>
WideEyedCurious 🇺🇸 💙 🇺🇦 & 🇨🇦<p>In an email sent to CFPB staff on Wednesday, CFPB chief legal officer Mark Paoletta announced that the agency would be shifting its focus away from its supervisory roles and towards “tangible harm to consumers.” Medical debt, student loans, consumer data, and digital payments have all been identified as topics the CFPB will “deprioritize,” according to the document. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/cfpb-has-been-gutted/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/cfpb-has-been-</span><span class="invisible">gutted/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>One of Australia's biggest super funds is freezing services until June<br>By Adelaide Miller</p><p>HESTA won't process super contributions, regular withdraws, investment switches and insurance claims until June, due to a system changeover. Consumer advocates and members have expressed concern about the freeze on funds.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-18/hesta-super-stops-withdrawals-claims-until-june/105188942" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-18/hes</span><span class="invisible">ta-super-stops-withdrawals-claims-until-june/105188942</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Superannuation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superannuation</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AdelaideMiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdelaideMiller</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>'Gambling without limits': How video games are fleecing kids<br>By Michael Atkin and Angela Heathcote</p><p>Popular video games are utilising harmful tactics to trap kids into spending more cash and more time gaming, a new consumer report finds.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-17/childrens-video-games-addictive-features-gaming-report/105136744" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-17/chi</span><span class="invisible">ldrens-video-games-addictive-features-gaming-report/105136744</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ChildrensGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildrensGames</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoGames</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ScienceandTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceandTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/MichaelAtkin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelAtkin</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AngelaHeathcote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AngelaHeathcote</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Tubefilter: Twitch was making money off subscriptions to permabanned channels. Thanks to streamers getting loud about it, refunds are on the way.. “On April 3, Dexerto published findings that some permabanned streamers were still receiving monthly subscription payouts, despite that being explicitly against Twitch’s TOS. According to the TOS, a permabanned streamer loses access to […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/16/tubefilter-twitch-was-making-money-off-subscriptions-to-permabanned-channels-thanks-to-streamers-getting-loud-about-it-refunds-are-on-the-way/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/16/tubefilter-twitch-was-making-money-off-subscriptions-to-permabanned-channels-thanks-to-streamers-getting-loud-about-it-refunds-are-on-the-way/</a></p>
Kalvin Carefour Johnny<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@jkn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jkn</span></a></span> Yes, I think that's the unfortunate reality of mainstream centralized financial instruments. They can use everything, including their biases and beliefs about your ethnicity, to freeze the funds you have contributed for many years. You have the right to take action and seek legal advice regarding their freezing of your funds, which is happening solely for one reason that they are questioning. <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/BankingDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BankingDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/FinancialRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialRacism</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/FrozenFunds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrozenFunds</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/EthnicBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EthnicBias</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/UnfreezeMyMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnfreezeMyMoney</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LegalAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegalAction</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/BankAccountLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BankAccountLock</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/FinancialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SystemicBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SystemicBias</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/EconomicRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicRights</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/FundsHostage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FundsHostage</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/BankingReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BankingReform</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/DiscriminatoryPractices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiscriminatoryPractices</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/FinancialInclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialInclusion</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/AccountFreeze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AccountFreeze</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/BankingWhileBrown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BankingWhileBrown</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ClassAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassAction</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/DefundBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefundBias</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/BankTransparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BankTransparency</span></a></p>
Jonathan Kamens<p>I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you want to reserve a room in a particular hotel, DO NOT search for the hotel name and call the number in one of the sponsored ads at the top of the search results.<br>More likely than not this is a reseller who will pretend you are talking directly to the hotel and charge you a LOT more than you would have paid the hotel directly.<br>Find the hotel website, confirm from the URL that you're on it, and call the number there.<br>1/2<br><a href="https://federate.social/tags/consumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a></p>
Cattivo ✅bonafide🇨🇦<p>Why aren’t cellphone companies employing blocking technology for the multitude of scam calls coming in? Can guarantee it exists.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/telcomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telcomm</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cellphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cellphone</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/consumerprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumerprotection</span></a> </p><p>(As per usual, edits are for typos)</p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The Guardian: UK bans £2.2bn ‘sneaky’ fees and fake reviews for online products. “Sneaky fees that are estimated to cost consumers £2.2bn a year are to be banned from today under new consumer protection laws. Businesses, including travel websites, ticket agencies and food delivery apps, will be required to include any mandatory fees in the headline price. Research has found these fees […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/07/the-guardian-uk-bans-2-2bn-sneaky-fees-and-fake-reviews-for-online-products/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/07/the-guardian-uk-bans-2-2bn-sneaky-fees-and-fake-reviews-for-online-products/</a></p>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/ecommerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecommerce</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> </p><p>'Sneaky fees that are estimated to cost consumers £2.2bn a year are to be banned from today under new consumer protection laws.</p><p>Businesses, including travel websites, ticket agencies and food delivery apps, will be required to include any mandatory fees in the headline price. Research has found these fees can be more than 25% of the product price.'</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/apr/06/uk-bans-22bn-sneaky-fees-and-fake-reviews-for-online-products" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/money/2025/apr</span><span class="invisible">/06/uk-bans-22bn-sneaky-fees-and-fake-reviews-for-online-products</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Yale Insights: When AI Is the Editor, Consumer Complaints Are More Likely to Succeed‌. “An analysis of complaints submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reveals that consumers are using tools like ChatGPT to help them articulate their concerns. Those AI-edited grievances have a higher likelihood of receiving relief, according to new research co-authored by Yale SOM’s […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/03/yale-insights-when-ai-is-the-editor-consumer-complaints-are-more-likely-to-succeed/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/03/yale-insights-when-ai-is-the-editor-consumer-complaints-are-more-likely-to-succeed/</a></p>
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