How Merchants Quietly Use Facebook To Flood Amazon With Fake Reviews

Elizabeth Dwoskin and Craig Timberg, Orlando Sentinel: Business
Tue, 04/24/2018 - 8:01am

On Amazon, customer comments can help a product surge in popularity. The online retail giant says that more than 99 percent of its reviews are legitimate because they are written by real shoppers who aren't paid for them. But a Washington Post examination found that for some popular product categories,...

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