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Re:Amazon bans incentivized reviews tied to free or discount... by caf on Monday October 03, 2016 @10:11PM (#12632859)
There's another solution, which is that reviewers who find that their good review is being used to flog a substantially worse product (and in this case, the reviewer themselves gets to determine what is substantial) disown/update that review and/or refuse to review that manufacturer's products in the future.
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Re:Amazon bans incentivized reviews tied to free or discount... by grogenaut on Tuesday October 04, 2016 @12:41AM (#12633387)
that would require a lot of thought and tracking on reviewers part that I'm not sure most reviewers would care to do. Esp since it's for the benefit of others (amazon/manuf) and not themselves. If you pay them then you throw off the balance.
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Re:Amazon bans incentivized reviews tied to free or discount... by crottypeter on Tuesday October 04, 2016 @03:38AM (#12633905)
Also, it would be too late!
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