Cheebus@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoReddit is buyng 5 star reviews.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkReddit is buyng 5 star reviews.imgur.comCheebus@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square37fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
minus-squareXilly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoI feel like I must be crazy but these reviews do not read like 5 star reviews. Seems super suspect.
minus-squarevanillacadmium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYou’re right. One specifically mentions ‘would rate this 0 if I could’ so in lieu of that option, they selected a…5? Have they gone through and scraped the text from a bunch of real reviews and are reposting them with 5 star ratings to make them look organic?
I feel like I must be crazy but these reviews do not read like 5 star reviews. Seems super suspect.
You’re right. One specifically mentions ‘would rate this 0 if I could’ so in lieu of that option, they selected a…5?
Have they gone through and scraped the text from a bunch of real reviews and are reposting them with 5 star ratings to make them look organic?