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Sushubh · Sep 7, 2020

yes. it's a real problem on Amazon india as well. and i do not think any local news agency has reported about it forcing amazon india to do anything about it.

Incentivized reviews on Amazon India | Discuss Online Shopping

I get offers to write 'honest' 5 star reviews on Amazon India on a regular basis. Started happening when I entered the top 500 reviewers. At one point of time I was in the top 300 I believe. These days I am close to getting out of top 500. Anyhow. This is one of the recent mails I got: I...

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Samuel · Sep 7, 2020

I don't think there's much that can be done here anyways. For this very reason I order only branded products with a return window. These fake review campaigns are run on Instagram and WhatsApp mostly. Most fashion brands pay influencers to do this. I literally have a list of bloggers who do this for bread and butter. A lot of substandard products with very high rating and reviews are everywhere.

Sushubh · Sep 7, 2020

it's a real problem. if only Amazon keeps a tighter eye on top 500 reviewers, things can be more or less controlled. i think i posted this link from few days ago somewhere already.

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The FT found evidence the users were profiting from posting thousands of five-star ratings.

Those who had their reviews deleted included Justin Fryer, the number one-ranked reviewer on Amazon.co.uk, who in August alone reviewed £15,000 worth of products, from smartphones to electric scooters to gym equipment, giving his five-star approval on average once every four hours.

Overwhelmingly, those products were from little-known Chinese brands, who often offer to send reviewers products for free in return for positive posts. Mr Fryer then appears to have sold many of the goods on eBay, making nearly £20,000 since June.

Sushubh · Oct 2, 2020

Amazon says more than 19,000 workers got Covid-19

The company said it has counted 19,816 confirmed or presumed Covid-19 cases across its front-line employees in the U.S.

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Sushubh · Oct 2, 2020

Power to the people: How Amazon India is providing tribal communities control over their products

Pravir Krishna, MD, TRIFED (Tribes India) on how the online marketplace offers tribal artisans and sellers unfettered access to customers from across the country and helps reduce dependence on middlemen and traders.

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Sushubh · Oct 7, 2020

Leaked: Confidential Amazon memo reveals new software to track unions

The new tool would also track other non-union threats to the company, like crime and weather.

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Sushubh · Oct 14, 2020

Amazon will escape landmark digital tax

Amazon will not be affected by the new digital services tax but small traders who use its online marketplace will be penalised, HMRC has admitted.Ministers had claimed that the tax, announced in April

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Sushubh · Oct 29, 2020

Amazon Argues Users Don't Actually Own Purchased Prime Video Content

Amazon is asking a California federal judge to dismiss a suit over purchased Prime Video content, and it's arguing that when a user buys content on the platform, they're really paying for a limited license for “on-demand viewing over an indefinite period of time.”

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Sushubh · Nov 10, 2020

EU hits Amazon with antitrust charges. A huge fine could follow

The European Union has unveiled formal antitrust charges against Amazon for abusing its dominance in online shopping and opened a second investigation into the company's business practices.

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Sushubh · Dec 9, 2020

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Amazon adds Microsoft, Unilever to its climate group that critics say lacks transparency

Thirteen companies join Amazon's Climate Pledge commitment to meeting the emission goals of the Paris Agreement 10 years early, though some environmental groups say the initiative's limited disclosure requirements undermine its effectiveness.

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Amazon will escape landmark digital tax

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