Thread: I don't trust GoodReads
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Old 06-29-2023, 11:54 AM   #137
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Originally Posted by theducks View Post
Many Social sites have more than 1 source of content.

IMHO Paid Ad Content would be liable to these controls. (Site try and sidestep this by claiming 'we don't control WHICH ADS get shown' (True, but they do control what Ad provider the sign up with.)
With mixed content, Policing is a nightmare , so I can see enforcement being reactive (Loads of complaints) based.
What about current EU false advertising regulations doesn't work for paid publisher ads on Goodreads that meet the definition of false advertising? In what way do you think the current regulations need to change to stop that perceived problem?

(Bearing in mind that a law that says "Goodreads should no longer allow ratings and reviews for ARCs" is unlikely to get up.)

Have we got any evidence that authors/publishers are rampantly publishing fake reviews for books that haven't been written yet? Because right now all I can see is "People are using this social media site in a way that I don't like, and I insist that this must stop."
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