Post #3868412

2026-07-16 21:05 UTC

The plot thickens. I thought I found one company manipulating their online reviews with fake ratings. On closer inspection, it rather seems that the review _platform_ that they use is a partner in their practices, actively enabling orgs to suppress negative reviews. They ignore my complaints on fake reviews, even when provided with clear evidence, screenshots, everyting. What if the review platform itself is a scam? https://www.feedbackcompany.com/ Anyone with insights on how common this is? The reviews on trustpilot.com are telling ... https://nl.trustpilot.com/review/feedbackcompany.com

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@thomasareed@infosec.exchange 2026-07-17 15:46

@thomasbosboom@infosec.exchange Yelp itself is a scam. I run a business, and got myself listed on Yelp. I had a few folks give me five star reviews. Then Yelp contacted me trying to sell me advertising services, to make my listing more prominent. I declined. Less than 24 hours later, my reviews all vanished. Yelp apparently decided, just “coincidentally” at that moment, that they were not trustworthy reviews. I’d say this was coincidental except for all the people I’ve talked to after who have had the same experience. Worse, apparently bad reviews are always considered trustworthy, until you pay them money, then some of those disappear. Among many others, I had a client who runs a restaurant, and she’d seen EXACTLY the same thing.

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