Amazon is taking legal action against more than 1,000 people it says have posted fake reviews on its website.

亚马逊将对超过1000个据称在其网站上发布虚假评论的人采取法律行动。

The US online retail giant has filed a lawsuit in Seattle, Washington.

这位美国在线零售巨头已在华盛顿州西雅图提起诉讼。

It says its brand reputation is being damaged by "false, misleading and inauthentic" reviews paid for by sellers seeking to improve the appeal of their products.

亚马逊称，它的品牌声誉正受到卖家因试图增加他们产品的吸引力而作的“虚假、误导性和不真实的交易评论损伤。

It comes after Amazon sued a number of websites in April for selling fake reviews.

早前在四月份亚马逊曾起诉多家网站出卖虚假评论。

Amazon says the 1,114 defendants, termed "John Does" as the company does not yet know their real names, offer a false review service for as little as $5 (£3.24) on the website Fiverr.com, with most promising five-star reviews for a seller's products.

亚马逊称，因暂不知道这1114名被告的真实姓名而称其为“约翰公司，他们在网站“五元(Fiverr.com)上，提供每条5美元的虚假评论服务，为卖家的产品打上最优的五星级评价。

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