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This seems...unenforceable. they'll catch the low hanging fruit and it gives marketplaces incentive to pretend like they care, but the burden of proof to show someone is using fake reviews or view/likebots is kind of high.
There is no way to enforce this. Its just a feel good solution that will never happen, just like the FCC can't stop all the robocalling.
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I can't think of how you would enforce it either, but I do think there's value in putting a line in the sand. It makes it clear that yes, this is crossing a line into illegal activity. Will everyone care and stop? No. I do believe some will, though, as a result of this.
Yeah, I see this probably like using tax law to catch a mobster. Maybe they committed other worse crimes, but you don't have evidence. Maybe you can prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that they paid for reviews or followers or whatever else. It probably won't stop every instance, but it does give an ability to stop abusers and gives an incentive to not use these tactics, because it could be proven and held against you in the future.
get those whistles blowing
Kinda. This is lip-service. Impossible to enforce and yet the gains of fake reviews are so high.
You know it's true because Samantha J of Chicago, Il says that my comments are "100% truthful and A++++". And Barry E of Austin, TX says that I am "Easily a golden god and should be respected." Also Jessica J of Pittsburgh, PA says that I'm "A fantastic lover and totally doesn't have a weird shaped penis that looks like a upside down Florida.".
Seems like with a lack of effective enforcement it could make things worse in some ways, since it would give a competitive advantage to the marketers corrupt enough to willingly break the law and try to get away with it. Also if there's a situation where this kind of fraud is basically required to be competitive, it could allow authorities to selectively go after people for illegitimate reasons with this as a pretext.