The most recent 46 5 star reviews were written after the Techdirt article was posted, and many of them refer to it: JakeI: The ONE STARS reviews posted here ar

The most recent 46 5 star reviews were written after the Techdirt article was posted, and many of them refer to it: JakeI: The ONE STARS reviews posted here are actually people who WORK for these TELECOM companies and want to keep making fortunes off of misguiding people. Ignore them, report them, and move on. a reader: Just a note to the paid consultants who have been discovered due to the spike of one star reviews from brand new accounts, I'm buying the book thanks to you. vge: Susan P. Crawford has written an excellent, 5-star quality book, don't listen to the 1-star telco astroturfers. Sid Wright: An injustice has been done. This book was given 0 stars by fake reviewers when it actually deserves a real, honest score. Of course, those 5 star "Astroturfing sucks" reviews are just as useless as the 1 star "I am a rural truck driver and..." reviews, but with the Techdirt article as a cause, at the very least we have an alternate explanation. I see no reason to assume we're dealing with a second astroturfing campaign. I should add that even if those 46 comments are all legit-but-useless 5 star reviews, then there's still 53 left that were made before then, which I lack the time to look more deeply into. Your conclusion might be accurate for those.