In the last few weeks I have read several articles in newspapers and in magazines such as “The New Scientist” and “The Economist” about the Fake Review Crisis.
It appears not only Amazon is taking off the gloves but Trip
Advisor and other sites are, too, and this is now becoming something of a wider issue beyond book reviews.
The sites in question are (quite justifyably) worried about the value of their review systems and their credibility, due to the amount of bogus reviews. 
I agree that it is in everyone’s interest that there is integrity in reviews. Consumers should not be misled.
In the trials against the paid 5 star fiverr reviewers it has emerged that Amazon has used
sting operations and fake author personas / profiles to infiltrate the indie author circles. So no doubt, it has caught some actual bad guys.
Yet, desperate websites should not…
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You’re welcome! @v@ ❤
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