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Re:New ways we're tackling spammy, low-quality content on Se... by licheness on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @05:57PM (#39622837)
Interesting you bring this up. We saw something similar happen at another FAANG where the fake review detection mechanisms that had worked so well were suddenly removed from the codebase, among other quality control safeguards.
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Re:New ways we're tackling spammy, low-quality content on Se... by xyzzy123 on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @07:14PM (#39623511)
Safeguards can hard to fight for when they make key numbers go down but improve something else that doesn't (immediately) show up in metrics.
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Re:New ways we're tackling spammy, low-quality content on Se... by licheness on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @08:03PM (#39623841)
Agreed, metrics such as customer satisfaction, customer retention, and brand trust.
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Re:New ways we're tackling spammy, low-quality content on Se... by plumeria on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @08:16PM (#39623957)
I wonder if Google does something to detect fake Android reviews or coordinated review bombing? It seems to me, at least anecdotally, that they don't have effective mechanisms for this.
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