Reddit is buying 5 star reviews.
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  • python@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    They’re also definitely doing some sort of keyword manipulation, cause the official Reddit App is fairly high in the result list when searching for Lemmy.

    On another note: hi, I just came here today after RIF stopped working 👋

  • Paws@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Currently 2.4/5.0 on the Play Store. Wasn’t that long ago when it was around 4.0. Their rating has taken a beating over the last few weeks.

    • marsokod@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Before the API pricing change, the Reddit app could be considered an internal hobby project made by a handful of employees on their spare time.

      Now that this one is mandatory, it can be rated for what it is.

  • cyd@vlemmy.netEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    After seeing this, I thought I’d go over to the Play Store to leave a 1 star review. Then discovered I had already left a 1 star review (complaining about their shitty interface) a few months ago, which I’d totally forgotten about ;-)

  • Xilly@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    1 year ago

    I feel like I must be crazy but these reviews do not read like 5 star reviews. Seems super suspect.

    • vanillacadmium@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      You’re right. One specifically mentions ‘would rate this 0 if I could’ so in lieu of that option, they selected a…5?

      Have they gone through and scraped the text from a bunch of real reviews and are reposting them with 5 star ratings to make them look organic?

  • Determinator@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    1 year ago

    Can’t say I’m even remotely surprised. It’s unfortunate that even user reviews have become all but useless on most platforms due to corpo bullshit like this.