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A comment on Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours. Parent comment

Re:Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 18... by happytoexplain on Thursday January 28, 2021 @07:23PM (#25951703)
What does "manipulation" mean here, and why is it bad? What does "organized" mean here? I personally left a 1-star review detailing why I think the app deserves it before I heard anything about the review bombing. If a significant portion of it is "organized", why is that bad? You're making many large assumptions, not to mention framing them antagonistically ("not rocket science").
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Re:Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 18... by sangnoir on Thursday January 28, 2021 @08:16PM (#25952270)
This is brigading - people were not reviewing the app (which the app rating is supposed to measure), but retaliating against a (valid) slight from Robinhood. Seen in that light, the recent mass voting is noise.
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Re:Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 18... by gmanley on Thursday January 28, 2021 @09:39PM (#25953025)
In this case their "slight" directly affected the functionality of the App: I was unable to buy or even view certain stocks. To me that is clearly App functionality that should be subject to user review and rating.

Mass shifts in public opinion due to actual changes in how the App behaves is not brigading nor retaliation and should not be protected against.

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Re:Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 18... by sthnblllII on Thursday January 28, 2021 @09:31PM (#25952944)
Whats the difference between the app and the service the app provides from the perspective of a user of the app?
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Re:Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 18... by sangnoir on Friday January 29, 2021 @01:07AM (#25954569)
There are multiple ways to access the Robinhood service. The service itself may be great (e.g. via website), but the app terrible (crashes, bad UI, slow, etc).
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