https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61154748
Great news but i can't see it making any difference to Amazon or Ebay.
Great news but i can't see it making any difference to Amazon or Ebay.
Fake reviews to be illegal under new rules
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Review merging should also be outlawed. For example, you see some product reviews for a pair of headphones that you're eyeing up, but the reviews themselves are for something different such as a jigsaw puzzle or umbrellas.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-61009406
I can't see how the law can be enforced on fake reviews or review merging though.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-61009406
I can't see how the law can be enforced on fake reviews or review merging though.
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Sometimes companies don't pay you, but provide the item for a huge discount if you review it (or even free for smaller items) - will it stop that?
Weirdly enough i'm currently buying a TV worth £4500 for £2250, but the 50% discount is because you are supposed to review it on various sites and make some social media noise about it.
However there's nothing to say you must provide a good review or be glowingly positive about it.
Weirdly enough i'm currently buying a TV worth £4500 for £2250, but the 50% discount is because you are supposed to review it on various sites and make some social media noise about it.
However there's nothing to say you must provide a good review or be glowingly positive about it.
I did not know that this is a thing. I don't buy the legitmate reason they specify though because on Amazon colours are usually under the same "listing".
Technically in this case the payment is the discount amount. And such a large discount will sway a significant number of people who get this deal, to leave good reviews. Also if this was an influencer making use of this deal they would need to disclose this information in their review.
If it's the same company I think it is. I did it with an LG G4 and their neckband headphones and got it for free in the end. Insider something it was called. I did a review but next to no social media...
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Will never be stopped unless brain chips become the norm. You never gonna stop a business buying a competitor's product and then leaving a negative review. You can stop reviews from people who've not bought the product but it won't solve the problem above.
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Oh I hate the review merging, especially in tech. I was looking up a monitor and they put 3 different models, in 3 sizes together. You see bad reviews on the monitor that has nothing to do with the one that the actually item listed.
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About time.. I'll wait for the first few people been locked up for leaving fake reviews. Personally they should get rid of review sites.
People can't be trusted and this is why we can't have nice toys.
People can't be trusted and this is why we can't have nice toys.
they were already supposed to be illegal, most supermarket website individual product reviews are clearly marketing firms protecting brands.
must be where advertising budget goes these days
if you search on google for a specific product or "best whatever"
google seems to rank a bunch of sites that have top 10s but seems to be a computer generated list of products with referral links or whatever....
annoys me no end.. you pretty much have to include "forum" on the end of whatever you are searching for to find any real opinions on a product.
advertising and marketing is killing the internet with it's full control agenda, controlling what you see, how you think, what you buy.
real opinions are becoming so hidden and so obscure it's ridiculous
must be where advertising budget goes these days
if you search on google for a specific product or "best whatever"
google seems to rank a bunch of sites that have top 10s but seems to be a computer generated list of products with referral links or whatever....
annoys me no end.. you pretty much have to include "forum" on the end of whatever you are searching for to find any real opinions on a product.
advertising and marketing is killing the internet with it's full control agenda, controlling what you see, how you think, what you buy.
real opinions are becoming so hidden and so obscure it's ridiculous
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That's the one
I was after the 77" G2 TV anyway, so 50% off was a total no brainer.
Nice. Win win situation.
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This post makes me think of all those 10/10 tv show and movie reviews on IMDB lol.
Are the paid for reviews or is it the people involved in the production?
Are the paid for reviews or is it the people involved in the production?
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They are all fake.
Yea I agree with this it's a shame.
It's becoming much more difficult to find good user created content these days, and instead sponsored links of corporate ******** and advertising.
