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Over 170 million fake reviews were removed from Maps and Search thanks to Google's new algorithm (www.techspot.com)
submitted 10 months ago by L4s to c/technology
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Over 170 million fake reviews were removed from Maps and Search thanks to Google's new algorithm::undefined

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[โ€“] Hule 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nooo, data protection yada-yada..

business partners' trust yada-yada..

ambiguity of responsability yada-yada..

No.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Seems like an easy response. Fake reviews are fraud and against the TOC. But then again you could fake reviews for a competitor and tank their rating.

Goodhart's law is a pain.