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by tptacek 855 days ago
How exactly does a moneyed interest subvert a review aggregator?
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alex_lav 855 days ago
Sites that feature product reviews inevitably get paid by product companies to filter unfavorable reviews and also surface paying products.
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tptacek 855 days ago
Yeah, that's bad, but how does that subvert an honest site that doesn't take payments or free products?
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h2odragon 855 days ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39433451
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tptacek 855 days ago
The whole point of a review aggregator is to find and spotlight the credible reviewers.
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alex_lav 855 days ago
Honest sites always succumb. That's why this question is being asked in the first place.
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homeless_engi 855 days ago
How about the issue of astroturfing or botting?
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