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Bookwyrm but for local business reviews? (lemmy.ml)
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I feel like Bookwyrm has proven the idea of a federated review platform. Could this be extended to local business reviews?

I vowed long ago to stop contributing to closed platforms such as on Google Maps or Yelp. Could a federated alternative be a good solution?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

https://mangrove.reviews/ seems to have a lot of potential, but is not federated as far as I know.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I think the main difference between a small Bookwym instance and what you propose is that a business review site only becomes useful at a much larger scale and risk of someone manipulating it is also much higher.