Fake Reviews Face Legal Reckoning: What Online Shoppers Need to Know

Fake Reviews Face Legal Reckoning: What Online Shoppers Need to Know

Online shoppers rely on star ratings, but the legal ground beneath them is shifting. In Spain, publishing or commissioning fake reviews has been an unfair commercial practice since May 28, 2022. From late 2025, sites that display reviews must ensure they concern products or services bought or used in the previous 30 calendar days. Regulators … Read more

Spain’s Three-Year Electronics Warranty: Coverage, Claims and Pitfalls

Spain’s Three-Year Electronics Warranty: Coverage, Claims and Pitfalls

Anyone buying a smartphone, laptop or television from a retailer in Spain gets a legal guarantee running three years from delivery — far beyond the twelve months most shoppers still assume. The framework sits in articles 114 to 127 bis of Real Decreto Legislativo 1/2007, as amended by Real Decreto-ley 7/2021 and applicable since 1 … Read more