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The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 came into force on 26 May 2008 and makes certain illegitimate online practices illegal. For example it is now illegal to

• Ask a question on a site like yahoo answers and then answer it yourself
• To put favourable blog posts or reviews about your businesses intended to mislead the consumer
• Imitate a customer
• edit Wikipedia entries under a false name or identity

Breaking the law could mean a fine of up to £5000 from Trading Standards.