Descriptions specified for languages such as Armenian, Bengali, and Filipino list extension names in a misleading manner, leveraging recognizable brands like ‘RetailMeNot’ to attract users.
Palant identified 920 Chrome extensions that manipulate search results through spam techniques such as using competitors' names and different names for the same extension, despite Google’s apparent inaction.
Despite alerting Google to spammy manipulation tactics in the Chrome Web Store, Palant believes either Google isn’t monitoring these issues or simply doesn’t care.
There are more than 18,000 misleading keywords in long descriptions affecting search results in the Chrome Web Store, though they are not visible to users.
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