Amazon 'flooded by fake five-star reviews' - Which? report

fatbob5 Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:55 am

Online retail giant Amazon's website is flooded with fake five-star reviews for products from unfamiliar brands, consumer group Which? has claimed.

Household names were largely absent from top-rated reviews on popular items such as headphones, smart watches and fitness trackers, it concluded.

Thousands of reviews were unverified, meaning there was no evidence the reviewer bought the product, it said. .........

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Lord Edmund Moletrousers Fri Apr 19, 2019 11:07 am

fatbob5 wrote:Online retail giant Amazon's website is flooded with fake five-star reviews for products from unfamiliar brands, consumer group Which? has claimed.

Household names were largely absent from top-rated reviews on popular items such as headphones, smart watches and fitness trackers, it concluded.

Thousands of reviews were unverified, meaning there was no evidence the reviewer bought the product, it said. .........

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My only surprise is that anyone else should be surprised by this.

Flap Zappa Fri Apr 19, 2019 10:15 pm

most reviews on online sites will be faked.

Flap Zappa Fri Apr 19, 2019 10:22 pm

fatbob5 wrote:Online retail giant Amazon's website is flooded with fake five-star reviews for products from unfamiliar brands, consumer group Which? has claimed.

Household names were largely absent from top-rated reviews on popular items such as headphones, smart watches and fitness trackers, it concluded.

Thousands of reviews were unverified, meaning there was no evidence the reviewer bought the product, it said. .........

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bob should you really be using nazi symbols as your avatar

Lord Edmund Moletrousers Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:24 am

Flap Zappa wrote:
bob should you really be using nazi symbols as your avatar

I thought it was an angular egg timer.......

fatbob5 Sat Apr 20, 2019 10:28 pm

Flap Zappa wrote:
bob should you really be using nazi symbols as your avatar

Where do you get that idea from?

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