FTC Brings First Case Challenging Fake Paid Reviews on an Indie Retail Website

Re:FTC Brings First Case Challenging Fake Paid Reviews on an... by dontbenebby on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @04:20PM (#19258386)

>If you are interested in a (FREE PRODUCT), please get back to us with the screenshot of your review.

>Note: you can click the link below directly to leave your positive review: (LINK TO AMAZON TO LEAVE REVIEW)

>Please rest assured that we’ll arrange (FREE PRODUCT) to you ASAP after we receive the screenshot of your review together with your shipping address.

It'd be interesting to see what they do if you left a neutral review. (Eg: "Three stars. Cheap build quality but decent for the price I guess").

I suspect they're trying to maintain the illusion they're not paying for positive reviews, just for reviews.

If they're dumb enough to reply back over email that only positive reviews qualify, you could probably forward that to a regulator.

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Re:FTC Brings First Case Challenging Fake Paid Reviews on an... by uodtl on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @04:22PM (#19258401)

Can't you edit the review or just take it back once you've received (FREE PRODUCT)?

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Re:FTC Brings First Case Challenging Fake Paid Reviews on an... by haggy on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @06:06PM (#19259258)

It's a numbers game. Most people aren't going to go back and edit it. They'll leave their 5 star review and hold their hand out for FREE PRODUCT.

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Re:FTC Brings First Case Challenging Fake Paid Reviews on an... by dontbenebby on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @05:13PM (#19258805)

I looked back at a review I wrote a little less than a month ago and I still have the option to edit it, so yeah I suppose you could.

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