STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL from six states, including California, and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a settlement with room and roommate-finding platform Roomster and its owners, according to California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

In August 2022, attorneys general and the FTC sued Roomster and owners John Shriber and Roman Zaks alleging that, in violation of federal and state consumer protection laws, the company purchased thousands of fake positive reviews to promote its app and fraudulently portrayed rooms and roommate listings to be verified and authentic.

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Helena Getahun-Hawkins is an intern at Bay City News through Stanford’s Rebele Fellowship. She’s a rising junior at Stanford majoring in International Relations and minoring in Spanish. She writes for The Stanford Daily under the campus life desk and was most recently managing editor of the Daily’s podcast section. She enjoys covering stories that center around education policy, immigration policy, and identity. Outside of journalism she enjoys drawing, yoga, listening to music, and watching TV.