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The Best Thing About Amazon Was Never Going to Last | If shopping on the site feels different now, that’s because it is (www.theatlantic.com)
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The Best Thing About Amazon Was Never Going to Last | If shopping on the site feels different now, that’s because it is::If shopping on the site feels different now, that’s because it is.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's really hard to know whether or not the reviews are astroturf though. Sometimes poor English is a clue, but not always.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago

That's the point of sorting by newest. If a product has been for sale for over a month it is highly unlikely that most of the most recent reviews are fake/paid.

[–] chepox@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

That's where fakespot comes into play. I have the add on on my browser and it rates the reviews. Anything below a B is probably filled with fakes. You can even sort the entries using fakespot adjusted review scores.