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Read it and review the change. Just because something is difficult to automate doesn't mean it's not worth doing.

• AnthonyMouse 3y ago
  > Just because something is difficult to automate doesn't mean it's not worth doing. Sometimes it does mean that. The number of updates to product listings is large and the proportion of updates that are scams is low. That means you need to be thorough enough to not have false positives or your false positives will outweigh actual scams by a big margin. Which means high cost per inspection. But then you have to apply the high cost inspection to all the updates that aren't scams. It's completely plausible that the cost of doing this could exceed the cost of the scams, i.e. doing it isn't worth it. To prevent this you need actual criminal penalties, because going to jail is a deterrent in a way that having your account closed when you can just turn around and sign up for another one is not.
  • datavirtue 3y ago
    They are past the point of no return. By the time everyone realized what was going on the fraud was a critical portion of their revenue (silicon valley syndrome). The only things that could possibly stop this are competition that wins by not doing it, or government intervention (or Yellowstone blowing its top).
    • AnthonyMouse 3y ago
      It doesn't really have anything to do with how long it's been going on. If having better reviews is a competitive advantage then they could do it themselves. The problem is, there is no guarantee that it's worth more than it costs.