Firefox will have a built-in ‘fake reviews detector’ — Amazon is in trouble
Firefox will have a built-in ‘fake reviews detector’ — Amazon is in trouble
It should arrive next month.
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I’m skeptical… how are the fake reviews identified and how do you avoid flagging real ones?
58 0 ReplyThey’re just building Fakespot into the browser so the same way Fakespot does, by analyzing the user who posted the review
64 0 ReplyWhat does "analyzing" mean?
21 0 ReplyThey detect when a whole bunch of reviews are posted at exactly the same time, or are posted on a fixed schedule, or use extremely similar language, or with a brand new account...
Basically they use spam-detection techniques on reviews.
79 0 ReplyWhat does “techniques” mean?
9 0 ReplyIt’s that Lego that’s slightly more advanced
30 0 ReplyAlgorithms.
13 0 ReplyWhat does "algorithms" mean?
5 0 ReplyHeuristics.
3 0 Replystahp
ppl gonna stop answering my real questions and I'll be tech illiterate firebrand
3 0 Reply