Description
how users manipulate YouTube, Amazon and other "views" data using bots, and other tools for Fake views and reviews for websites
Radio-Canada.ca: “We discovered a massive network of fake Facebook profiles used to trap victims in sextortion scams. Here's how. (2017)
Views are currency on YouTube, and the existence of fake ones creates questions for all videos. (2018)
OpenTable has fired an employee for making hundreds of Chicago restaurant reservation using Reserve, a rival booking platform OpenTable Infuriat... (2018)
TRAVELLERS have grown accustomed to annoying hidden fees, from the baggage charges that bring airlines tens of billions of dollars a year to the re... (2018)
Turns out, a lot of it, actually. “How much of the internet is fake? Studies generally suggest that, year after year, less than 60 percent of we... (2018)
When desperate storeowners want to convince passersby to stop in, they hire fun, happy people to pose as shoppers. They’re actually out-of-work act... (2019)
A Post examination found the majority of reviews on some popular products appeared to violate the e-commerce giant’s policies. (2018)
Google is actively removing negative reviews of the Robinhood app from the Google Play Store, the company confirmed to The Verge. After some disgru... (2021)
In which I attempt to leave honest, critical reviews of products and am eventually not allowed, yet bots and fake reviews are everywhere. (2018)
A vast web of Amazon review fraud lives online, and it's designed to evade the company’s efforts to thwart it. (2018)
In shadow marketplaces, positive reviews for Amazon products are bought and sold. The company says it's cracking down and that it estimates that le... (2018)