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Amazon shoppers misled by 'bundled' star-ratings and reviews

Amazon shoppers misled by 'bundled' star-ratings and reviews

5 years ago
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/apr/05/amazon-shoppers-misled-by-bundled-product-reviews

Guardian study finds inferior items appear highly praised, making ratings worthless

Badly translated versions of classic books and critically panned remakes of Hollywood films appear to have glowing endorsements on Amazon thanks to the website’s policy of bundling together reviews of different products.

Amazon shoppers misled by 'bundled' star-ratings and reviews

Apr 5, 2019, 6:17am UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/apr/05/amazon-shoppers-misled-by-bundled-product-reviews > Guardian study finds inferior items appear highly praised, making ratings worthless > Badly translated versions of classic books and critically panned remakes of Hollywood films appear to have glowing endorsements on Amazon thanks to the website’s policy of bundling together reviews of different products.