Cheebus@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoReddit is buyng 5 star reviews.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square124fedilinkarrow-up1616arrow-down17cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1609arrow-down1external-linkReddit is buyng 5 star reviews.imgur.comCheebus@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square124fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squarevanillacadmium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·1 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?
minus-squareXilly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoThat honestly sounds to be the likely scenario. If someone saw the review they might shrug it off as an error or mistake.
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?
That honestly sounds to be the likely scenario. If someone saw the review they might shrug it off as an error or mistake.