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Firefox will have a built-in ‘fake reviews detector’ — Amazon is in trouble (mashable.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think he's just suggesting that the plugin filters it down to what an algorithm considers legitimate. These plugins usually only filter when you click the item so it wouldn't necessarily move the result down, just reduce potential purchases (which would eventually drop the result.

E: I'm probably stating the obvious above but the damage to bottom line might be after repeat findings until a user ultimately decides Amazon is mostly untrustworthy.