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Isn’t this the exact same thing Yelp has been reported of doing? Seems like any form of reviews — Amazon, Yelp, TrustPilot — or even independent reviews (that
by jader201 6y ago
Isn’t this the exact same thing Yelp has been reported of doing?
Seems like any form of reviews — Amazon, Yelp, TrustPilot — or even independent reviews (that are often given a product in exchange for “their honest review”, can’t be trusted anymore.
Someone will find a way to game the system.
We’ve gone from being ignorant, to being informed, back to being ignorant again — or worse, ignorantly mislead.
- blackearl 6y agoIt's mafia tactics in a modern world. Nice business you got here, would be a shame if someone said something bad about it online. You know we can make that go away...for a price.
- MikeDelta 6y agoProtection money indeed.
- totalZero 6y agoAmazon reviews could potentially be salvageable. The way I see it, their problem is that items sell more when they have a plurality of reviews, so there's a disincentive for the platform to take down positive reviews (because they drive revenue). But Amazon is a platform that depends on repeat business (hence the existence of Prime) so it also has an incentive to ensure that the totality of a product's reviews give a useful idea of the product's pros and cons. On the other hand, sites that let you remove bad reviews or showcase good ones are running a 21st-century protection racket.