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Amazon sues 1,000 'fake reviewers'
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Author:  pcernie [ Sun Oct 18, 2015 2:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Amazon sues 1,000 'fake reviewers'
Amazon sues 1,000 'fake reviewers' | Technology | The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2 ... -reviewers

So long as they leave the comedy ones alone.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Sun Oct 18, 2015 2:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Amazon sues 1,000 'fake reviewers'
Can't say I blame them.
Paying for fake reviews is effectively fraud.
Author:  cloaked_wolf [ Mon Oct 19, 2015 9:33 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Amazon sues 1,000 'fake reviewers'
But Amazon could side-step this by accepting only verified purchases. If you've bought something from Amazon, you can leave a review. If you haven't, you can't.
Author:  davrosG5 [ Mon Oct 19, 2015 10:40 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Amazon sues 1,000 'fake reviewers'
cloaked_wolf wrote:
But Amazon could side-step this by accepting only verified purchases. If you've bought something from Amazon, you can leave a review. If you haven't, you can't.

That's certainly a possibility however there are few problems.

You couldn't review something you received as a gift. I suppose you might be able to get round this if it was something that someone had bought for you off your wish list but it's not ideal.
Amazon isn't always the cheapest. I've put a review on Amazon for something (laser printer) I bought elsewhere because the place I got it from was cheaper (special offer) and didn't have a functioning review system (or they've never published the one I wrote).
Author:  l3v1ck [ Mon Oct 19, 2015 11:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Amazon sues 1,000 'fake reviewers'
Also the company wanting the game review could pay the fake reviewer the money to buy the product, assuming it wasn't too expensive.
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