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> Who is the government to say that a particular review isn't authentic? They set up a fake shop, didn't you read the article?

• downandout 13y ago
  Yes....you apparently didn't read my entire comment. "While it is in fact a difficult argument to say that a review for the fake business used in this entrapment operation is authentic, perhaps I love or don't love the name or location of the business, and give it a rating based upon that."
  • chris_wot 13y ago
    What this shows me is how utterly worthless online reviews are.
    • trippy_biscuits 13y ago
      It also demonstrates SEO value but it's not representative of all SEO. That same stands for online reviews: many are worthless but some of them are not.
      • chris_wot 13y ago
        So how can I differentiate between the worthless and non-worthless reviews?
  • tedunangst 13y ago
    Did you miss the part where they didn't just arrest random people for giving ratings based on the name? They arrested people for offering to give ratings for money.