FOURSQUARE TO ALLOW BUSINESSES TO BOOT MAYORS

Foursquare has given verified businesses the ability to oust mayors they believe to be fake and the check-ins fraudulent.  When the business gives the mayor the boot, the next in line automatically becomes mayor.

A Foursquare spokesperson stated "esterday we gave verified business owners the ability to oust a Mayor if they have reason to believe the Mayorship was not gained through legitimate check-ins. If a Mayor is flagged by a business owner, they’ll be removed from office immediately and the next user in line will take over as Mayor.

We’re still in the very early stages of experimenting with this feature and will most likely be tweaking it based on feedback from business owners."

Foursquare started the crack down on cheaters back in April when it started to take the users physical location into account. [TechCrunch]