Online Reviews Are Being Bought and Paid For. Get Used to It

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/23769589

You may want to start with the related article: The Decomposition of Rotten Tomatoes: The most overrated metric in movies is erratic, reductive, and easily hacked — and yet has Hollywood in its grip.

Critics have long been accused of accepting money from companies in exchange for a review of their gadget, book, or movie. Most writers would scoff at the idea, but the practice is widespread—and growing.

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Welcome to 15 years ago.

 
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Always has been.

 
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This has been obvious for years now.

 
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Next you're going to tell me content on sites like Reddit are mostly marketing agencies and their bot farms pushing their products, celebrities, and their agendas. 😱

 
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Yes, we've known for a while now.

 
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Even if they're not paid for reviews are a terrible way of knowing if you'll enjoy a movie. They're so subjective. I just ignore the entire movie review system and watch the damn movie. I don't even do trailers because they so often give the entire plot away. Pay attention to what you enjoy - actors, directors, cinematographers. It's not too hard to find stuff you'll likely enjoy.

 
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Happy cake day!

 
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