Google salvaged Robinhood’s one-star rating by deleting nearly 100,000 negative reviews
U.S. · TECH
January 29, 20218 min read1527 words
Published: January 29, 2021  |  8 min read1527 words
The Verge logo. Google is actively removing negative reviews of the Robinhood app from the Google Play Store, the company confirmed to The Verge. After some disgruntled Robinhood users to give the app a one-star review on Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store — and succeeded ...
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Surface Level
February 5, 2021
Doesn't really give great context on why this occurred, and simply justifies why it's ok for Google to have done it. There was really a lot more room for interesting analysis here or even just more brief straight reporting. Instead you come away feeling like you got neither.
February 5, 2021
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Sensational
January 30, 2021
This writer chose to run with the most meaningless and sensational angle of this important, broader story. I’m glad that this is being reported on, but there’s so little context here that it feels like the author just wanted to rush out a piece with that headline.
January 30, 2021
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Balanced
January 31, 2021
Very informative and well written
January 31, 2021
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