Google is cracking down on fake Play Store reviews

guest · Dec 18, 2018

Google is cracking down on fake Play Store reviews
December 18, 2018
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3068397/google-is-cracking-down-on-fake-play-store-reviews

The trouble is that bite-sized reviews are incredibly easy to fake convincingly, and there's a cottage industry of fake-review writers eagerly gaming algorithms everywhere from Amazon to TripAdvisor. Now Google has had enough and has warned those tempted to astroturf its Android Play Store that a crackdown is imminent.

Google boasts that it's "deployed a system that combines human intelligence with machine learning to detect and enforce policy violations in ratings and reviews", but accepts that it's a "big job," highlighting that it detects millions of dodgy reviews and thousands of iffy apps every week.

"Our team can do a lot, but we need your help to keep Google Play a safe and trusted place for apps and games," the blog post reads, before supplying advice for both developers and regular Android users.
Users are also encouraged to keep feedback constructive and to avoid profanity, hateful or sexual reviews.
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summerheat · Dec 18, 2018

Every Android user is advised to use apps from f-droid.org whenever possible. The optimal solution is actually using LineageOS without Google apps (which is the default).

zapjb · Dec 18, 2018

Google should crack down on their own so-called ethical standards.

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