Consumer Reviews – Page 3

Amid Sextortion’s Rise, Computer Scientists Tap A.I. to Identify Risky Apps

Researchers who found that a fifth of social networking apps have received multiple user complaints about sexual exploitation have launched a website to help parents vet apps.

By Tripp Mickle

Book Trade and Publishing Books and Literature Computers and the Internet Conde Nast Traveler Consumer Reviews Federal Trade Commission Fodor's Frommer's Lonely Planet Steves, Rick Travel and Vacations Writing and Writers

A New Frontier for Travel Scammers: A.I.-Generated Guidebooks

Shoddy guidebooks are flooding Amazon. Their authors claim to be renowned travel writers, but are they A.I. inventions? And how big is the problem?

By Seth Kugel and Stephen Hiltner

Computers and the Internet Consumer Reviews Frauds and Swindling Google Inc TripAdvisor.com Trustpilot Inc

How Sites Like Tripadvisor and Yelp Are Fighting Fake Reviews

Third parties pay writers for posts praising or panning hotels, restaurants and other places they never visited. How review sites like Yelp and Tripadvisor are trying to stop the flood.

By Maria Cramer

Computer and Video Games Consumer Reviews Metacritic.com Midnights (Album) Movies Pop and Rock Music Social Media Swift, Taylor

A New Taylor Swift LP? Metacritic Crunches the Reviews, as Fans Watch.

As pop fandoms go to battle on social media wielding data about their favorite stars, Metascores averaging critical opinions have become ammunition, much to the site’s chagrin.

By Emma Madden