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@bathalumang_peppa@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

Firefox will have a built-in ‘fake reviews detector’ — Amazon is in trouble

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Firefox will have a built-in ‘fake reviews detector’ — Amazon is in trouble

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@bathalumang_peppa@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago
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It should arrive next month.
  • DreamButt
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    21•2 years ago

    What does “analyzing” mean?

    • @yiliu@informis.land
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      They detect when a whole bunch of reviews are posted at exactly the same time, or are posted on a fixed schedule, or use extremely similar language, or with a brand new account…

      Basically they use spam-detection techniques on reviews.

      • @danc4498@lemmy.world
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        9•2 years ago

        What does “techniques” mean?

        • @Mongostein@lemmy.ca
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          It’s that Lego that’s slightly more advanced

        • @yiliu@informis.land
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          Algorithms.

          • Calavera
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            What does “algorithms” mean?

            • Karyoplasma
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              Heuristics.

            • @TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee
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              stahp

              ppl gonna stop answering my real questions and I’ll be tech illiterate firebrand

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