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by randompwd 1870 days ago
> It is open to question why Amazon decided to act now;

Lol, because there is now public verifiable data that sellers do and get away with these shitty tactics on Amazon. Amazon UK still block reviews with pictures which show the seller included incentive to review.
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blacksmith_tb 1870 days ago
Sure, but given that there are plenty of companies selling useless junk while offering sketchy perks for good reviews, it's kind of surprising that Aukey and Mpow got the ax - I have a couple of Aukey usb-c chargers, they have worked fine, and I use a pair of dirt-cheap mpow BT earbuds when I row, they're not fancy, but they work fine too.
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Yeroc 1870 days ago
It's not a matter of whether the products are bad or not. It's a matter of being able to trust the reviews. I've purchased from one of these brands and received a little card along with it requesting a 5 star review in exchange for a $5 coupon. This totally distorts the reviews.
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randompwd 1869 days ago
Ordered 2 separate products from 2 separate Chinese (Amazon only) brands: https://imgur.com/a/E8YCMBr

Amazon dont do anything when this is reported and block your review when you mention it. Some product manager/C level exec is putting short term profits over long term trust in the system.

It's now got to the point where EU needs to legislate and punish this behaviour and those who enable it or fail to action it.

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