WF-CYEVFM
“Amazon’s Choice” Algorithm Failed to Recommend Functional Products and Prone to Review Manipulation
Amazon’s “Amazon’s Choice” algorithm recommended poor-quality defective products and were reportedly susceptible to manipulation by inauthentic reviews.
- Date it happened
- 2016-12-15
- Organisation involved
- Amazon
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