Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours

Post by splaytreemap » Fri, Jan 29, 2021, 2:24 AM UTC

elihu wrote: post #306

cmdli wrote: post #16

Honest question: why does Google care here? They don't really have a stake in the GME situation, with no short or long positions (I'm assuming). They aren't that connected to Wall Street companies. Why protect Robinhood at all?

Google makes a lot of money from app developers. Perhaps they decided that the cost to them of angering app users by deleting negative reviews is less bad than the cost of app developers leaving their platform because Google won't protect their reputation (whether the negative ratings were deserved or not). App developers can watch this and rest easy that Google has their back in this (even if they don't on other thi…

Post by animal_spirits » Fri, Jan 29, 2021, 2:25 AM UTC

utkugenc wrote: post #290

animal_spirits wrote: post #246

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Exactly, how do you define "fake review"? Google sees 100K+ negative reviews coming in for one app on one day. What do you think they're going to do? Take 'em all down and call it a day. I really doubt that there is some incredibly corrupt culture in Google Play reviews or something like some are suggesting. I really the product owners just want to go home for the day/turn off the computer and eat dinner, just like e…

So, if prosecution or police receives too many (above average) complaints about something on a single day, they should just trash all of them and go home, is that what you are saying?

Post by odessacubbage » Fri, Jan 29, 2021, 2:26 AM UTC

rpdillon wrote: post #326

partiallypro wrote: post #8

How were these not overall real reviews? If they can't prove otherwise, this just entrenches the idea that big money is vastly more powerful than small voices. I honestly don't see how if this trend continues how things will end well. It's not just about Robinhood, etc, it's deplatforming, using AWS, etc as a weapon against smaller voices. I can't see this ending well.

Completely unmoderated reviews would be awful, which suggests moderation is necessary. Moderation requires judgment, and different people have different ideas about what good judgment looks like. Your question made me think about what a "real review" is. Should the person have used the app for more than a certain period of time? Do they need to have taken certain actions (make an account?) Different folks will draw l…

Post by sthnblllII » Fri, Jan 29, 2021, 2:29 AM UTC

ummonk wrote: post #314

fooqux wrote: post #101

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Google the corporation? Sure. Many of the managers and workers at Google? Quite likely have a stake in what goes down on Wall Street.

I doubt it. I'm at Facebook not Google but most of us employees are supporting the WSB side of this.

Post by animal_spirits » Fri, Jan 29, 2021, 2:30 AM UTC

thereisnospork wrote: post #288

animal_spirits wrote: post #246

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Exactly, how do you define "fake review"? Google sees 100K+ negative reviews coming in for one app on one day. What do you think they're going to do? Take 'em all down and call it a day. I really doubt that there is some incredibly corrupt culture in Google Play reviews or something like some are suggesting. I really the product owners just want to go home for the day/turn off the computer and eat dinner, just like e…

How is that not fraud though? They are advertising a manipulated review score. The 1 stars aren't bots, they are people. Would it be legal for e.g. yelp to remove a string of bad reviews stemming from a catering company giving a wedding food poisoning?