You can either have low friction reviews, or you can have high quality reviews. You can’t have both. For example, Facebook/Instagram/OpenAI/etc. requires non-V

You can either have low friction reviews, or you can have high quality reviews. You can’t have both. For example, Facebook/Instagram/OpenAI/etc. requires non-VOIP phone number verification on signup. This alone would cut spam to near-zero. I’m sure if Goodreads required this on signup, the problem would solve itself.