Operation Mindcrime is a gem!
Comment on Google Search is getting even worse for independent sites
tearsintherain@leminal.space 6 months ago
Paging FTC, FTC. It’s gotten near impossible to find honest reviews that aren’t driven by affiliate links anywhere. So many news outlets hocking products outright, I stopped paying attention after nyt bought wirecutter.
Then there’s shit like Forbes writing lifestyle clickbait about pets and dogs all the while advertising pet insurance.
“who do you trust, when everyone’s a crook?” -‘revolution calling’ (queensryche)
ConstipatedWatson@lemmy.world 6 months ago
tearsintherain@leminal.space 6 months ago
It is one of my favorites too:)
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Even “honest reviews” aren’t all that honest. My mother is an Amazon Vine affiliate, which is a program where they send you stuff for free and you write a review and get to keep it. They aren’t overt about it, but they make it fairly obvious that you’re supposed to write reviews that are positive overall.
TheBest@midwest.social 6 months ago
Im in the Vine program (basic not the premium tier) and they are actually very explicit that you need to review the product fairly and how you actually feel about it. Ive given out 3 and two stars before for cords that weren’t as advertised, shitty build, etc.
Granted, they DO want you to pump out a review for it within a month which is bad for longevity testing.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I can’t speak for it myself. I just know she told me that they keep sort of doing a wink wink, nudge nudge about making the reviews more positive than negative.