The Transparency Co

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The Transparency Company is dedicated to restoring integrity to the digital marketplace

Founded by Curtis Boyd in 2020, The Transparency Company began as a mission-driven effort to expose fake online reviews and protect consumers from digital deception. Curtis, a former healthcare professional turned consumer advocate, developed the company’s original fraud detection systems using metrics-driven analysis to identify dishonest business practices across major platforms.

In 2025, Maury Blackman joined as co-founder and CEO, bringing with him a proven track record of building and scaling high-growth GovTech and compliance-based platforms. Under this expanded leadership, The Transparency Company was relaunched with a national vision: to empower regulators, honest businesses, and consumers with tools that restore trust in the $500 billion online review economy.

Today, The Transparency Company combines behavioral forensics, pattern recognition, and public accountability to flag and prevent review fraud at scale—pushing for a more honest, transparent digital marketplace.

Our Technology

At The Transparency Company, we’ve built a proprietary review authentication engine designed to eliminate subjectivity from the dispute process. Our technology is powered by custom-trained large language models (LLMs) and machine learning systems developed specifically for detecting fake reviews. These models analyze a deep array of behavioral signals, temporal patterns, and digital footprints—leveraging over 20 core review authenticity metrics—to identify suspicious activity with precision and speed. Grounded in data science best practices, our platform removes guesswork and opinion from review analysis, offering objective, real-time fraud detection and market intelligence. Whether for businesses protecting their reputation or regulators enforcing compliance, our technology delivers transparent, defensible insights that restore trust in online reviews.

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Data Collection

Every day, we capture fresh, structured data from across the three core pillars of online reputation: Businesses, Contributors, and Reviews. From businesses, we track signals like review velocity, listing metadata, and profile completeness. From contributors, we gather historical review behavior, geographic activity, prior content removals, language patterns, and more. And at the individual review level, we extract insights around language tone, AI-generation likelihood, keyword stuffing, and policy violations. This full-spectrum data foundation powers the industry’s most robust analysis of reputation authenticity.

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Data analysis and scoring

Once collected, this data is processed through our advanced analytics pipeline, where more than 40 distinct fraud-detection metrics are applied. We use proprietary machine learning models, LLMs trained on platform policy and review patterns, and statistical anomaly detection to surface signs of manipulation, suspicious behavior, or noncompliance. The result: dynamic scores for every business, contributor, and review—quantifying authenticity and guiding which content should be flagged, monitored, or disputed.

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Reporting and disputing

With a clear, data-backed view into review legitimacy, we equip customers with unmatched transparency reporting—giving them insights into their own listings and those of their competitors. These insights feed into formal reporting channels for government compliance, as well as dispute submissions to review platforms. From identifying policy-violating contributors to flagging fake reviews and unlicensed lead-gen listings, our platform drives automated, scalable enforcement that helps level the playing field.
Our Promise

You can count on the accuracy of our reports and the integrity of our organization.

Passing audits can’t be bought by dishonest businesses and we will work hard to help remove fake reviews from public circulation to bring more honesty to the internet.

Our Team

We’re the sharp eyes and analytical minds dedicated to bringing truth and transparency to online reviews. Comprised of digital compliance gurus, marketing innovators, and tech trailblazers, our team empowers businesses of all sizes to stand tall against the tide of fake feedback. We’re not just auditing; we’re building a vibrant ecosystem where genuine customer experiences shine and authentic connections flourish. Join us in the fight for review integrity and let your true reputation take center stage!

Meet our leadership team

Curtis Boyd

Founder

Curtis Boyd combines deep data science expertise with real-world impact, leading efforts to uncover fake reviews and restore trust in digital marketplaces. As the founder of The Transparency Company, he works closely with businesses and government agencies to promote authenticity and accountability in the online reputation ecosystem.

Maury Blackman

President & CEO

Maury Blackman has more than 20 years’ experience leading mission-driven, high-growth tech companies that make an impact by connecting communities and providing a more transparent world.

Jason Wortham

VP, Operations

Jason Wortham has more than 15 years’ experience leading high-performing teams across sales, solutions engineering, and strategic operations; bringing a systems-thinking approach to scaling growth, building process maturity, and driving measurable outcomes.

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