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Record 1 2023-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaborative and Social Communications
  • Information Sources (Journalism)
  • Sociology of Communication
CONT

A review bomb is an Internet phenomenon in which a large number of people or a few people with multiple accounts post negative user reviews online in an attempt to harm the sales or popularity of a product, a service, or a business.

CONT

Review bombing also typically takes place over a short period of time and is meant to disrupt established ratings that a product already has at review sites, sometimes backed by campaigns organized through online message boards.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Communications collaboratives et sociales
  • Sources d'information (Journalisme)
  • Sociologie de la communication
CONT

La critique n'est plus l'apanage des professionnels. Le grand public peut maintenant évaluer des œuvres sur les sites des plateformes de diffusion, mais aussi sur des sites et applications de référence en la matière [...]. Ces endroits peuvent ainsi devenir des outils de propagande, un phénomène de sabotage de cotes appelé "review bombing".

Spanish

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