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minus-square@bustAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink17•3 months agoI updated my Firefox browser. Now, when viewing a product on Amazon, Firefox rates the reviews A-F based on whether or not they are reliable.
minus-square@PlexSheep@infosec.publinkfedilink4•3 months agoIs that part of the browser itself or some extension?
minus-square@bustAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•3 months agoOn the last update, I browsed Amazon for some product, and Amazon had a pop up, kind of, that asked if I would like them to weed out fake reviews. Of course I opted in. Had it save me a couple times now. Sorry for the late reply.
I updated my Firefox browser. Now, when viewing a product on Amazon, Firefox rates the reviews A-F based on whether or not they are reliable.
Is that part of the browser itself or some extension?
On the last update, I browsed Amazon for some product, and Amazon had a pop up, kind of, that asked if I would like them to weed out fake reviews. Of course I opted in. Had it save me a couple times now.
Sorry for the late reply.
That’s been a thing for at least a year.