# Booking.com under investigation by EU regulators over fake listings and scams

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-21T15:01:24+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/21/bookingcom-under-investigation-eu-regulators-fake-listings-scams
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/booking-com-under-investigation-by-eu-regulators-over-fake-listings-an-a75b18/

European Commission calls accommodation website’s approach to fraudulent listings and phishing scams as ‘absolutely substandard’ EU regulators have opened an investigation into Booking.com, alleging that the accommodation website has not done enough to protect consumers from fake listings and scams. The European Commission, which regulates the world’s biggest tech companies operating in the EU, sa

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