Meta and Shopify urged to act as scale of 'ghost stores' preying on Australian online shoppers revealed

Exclusive: Consumer advocates call for crackdown on 'fraudulent players' as Guardian Australia finds scores of sites masquerading as local businesses Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign Get our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcast There have been more than 140 "ghost" stores operating online in Australia falsely marketing themselves as local brands and selling everything from poor quality clothing to counterfeit sports labels - or nothing at all. A...