#fake-reviews

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www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Books

God forbid that a dog should die': when Goodreads reviews go bad

Dramatic incidents on Goodreads attract attention beyond the book-loving community.
Questioning the significance and impact of Goodreads on the broader literary world. [ more ]
uxdesign.cc
3 months ago
Books

Can UX design solve review bombing?

Review bombing campaigns make it difficult to trust star ratings on platforms like Goodreads.
Goodreads is investing in improvements to detect violations of community and review guidelines. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
5 months ago
Books

Publisher drops author for using fake accounts to review-bomb' peers

A writer was dropped by her agent and publisher after posting fake reviews on Goodreads.
The author's book, 'Crown of Starlight', will not be published by either the US or UK publishers. [ more ]
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New York Post
2 months ago
Books

Google Gemini invented fake reviews smearing my book about Big Tech's 'war on conservatives'

Google Gemini generated fake reviews for a book on political biases at big tech companies.
Gemini's summaries included fake negative reviews from reputable sources. [ more ]
Nieman Lab
2 months ago
Media industry

Google promotes sketchy product "reviews" from big publishers at the expense of small indie sites, a small indie site argues

HouseFresh conducts its own reviews and recommends products independently.
Big media publishers flood the web with subpar product recommendations for affiliate revenue. [ more ]
Mediapost
6 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Mozilla's Future In Chatbots, Large Language Models

Saoud Khalifah, founder of Fakespot, built a data analytics company using AI to identify fake reviews and counterfeit products.
Mozilla acquired Fakespot in April 2021 to support the review process on sites like Amazon.
Fakespot Chat, an AI agent that helps consumers while shopping online, was recently launched by Mozilla. [ more ]
PR Daily
6 months ago
Marketing

The Daily Scoop: A crackdown is coming on fake reviews - PR Daily

Government and tech companies are taking action to combat fake reviews on platforms like Google and Yelp.
The Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule to punish businesses for buying or selling fake reviews, and online platforms like Amazon and Expedia announced a coalition to combat review fraud. [ more ]
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