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Sites that feature product reviews inevitably get paid by product companies to filter unfavorable reviews and also surface paying products.

• tptacek 3y ago
  Yeah, that's bad, but how does that subvert an honest site that doesn't take payments or free products?
  • h2odragon 3y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39433451 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39433451
    • tptacek 3y ago
      The whole point of a review aggregator is to find and spotlight the credible reviewers.
  • homeless_engi 3y ago
    How about the issue of astroturfing or botting?
  • alex_lav 3y ago
    Honest sites always succumb. That's why this question is being asked in the first place.