Yes let's not report the suspected violators to the business impacted, instead let's run to the ftc because they always have our best interest in mind.

And who decides what fake is

Someone the other day suggested a fake review is when the reviewer mentions the game title in the review.

Yeah, makes no sense to me either.

Reviews you think are fake are probably not, you just think they are for whatever reason you might come up with. You'll have a hard time knowing what is genuinely fake and what isn't.

I think it would probably be best to not have a crusade against fake reviews from self-righteous people on Steam. They would spam report real reviews as fake, as they have already shown they nit-pick to choose what is fake and what isn't.

Originally posted by T9:

And who decides what fake is

If he doesn't like it, then it's fake.

And frankly, I don't think the FTC is interested in Steam reviews -- judging from the URL, it's about fraud.

Originally posted by Kargor:

I don't think the FTC is interested in Steam reviews -- judging from the URL, it's about fraud.

There is only one way to find out)

P.S. A fake review is considered fraud in the US.

The reason nothing gets done 88% of the time is because there's insufficient evidence. It's very hard to prove that the opinions written are not the writer's actual opinion.

I don't play triple A much anymore so i'm safe Indie>AAA

Originally posted by Scamdiver:

Originally posted by Kargor:

I don't think the FTC is interested in Steam reviews -- judging from the URL, it's about fraud.

There is only one way to find out)

P.S. A fake review is considered fraud in the US.

And what is considered as being "fake"? How does one determine if a review is "fake"?

Originally posted by datCookie:

Originally posted by Scamdiver:

There is only one way to find out)

P.S. A fake review is considered fraud in the US.

And what is considered as being "fake"? How does one determine if a review is "fake"?

It’s considered fake if the person who posted the review or endorsement was found not to have ever used the product and it is determined by the courts/legal system.

Originally posted by Shreddy:

Originally posted by datCookie:

And what is considered as being "fake"? How does one determine if a review is "fake"?

It’s considered fake if the person who posted the review or endorsement was found not to have ever used the product and it is determined by the courts/legal system.

Okay, how would a reporting user be able to determine this in order to report a review as being "fake"?

On Steam, you can only review a product you own the license for and have launched

Originally posted by Scamdiver:

Better reporting of fake reviews

Since August 14, 2024 fake reviews have been prohibited in the U.S.[www.ftc.gov]

Instead of reporting the game/reviews on Steam—which in 99% of cases doesn’t do anything, most likely because Valve is financially motivated not to act—you can report them here[reportfraud.ftc.gov].

As a bonus, if you’re a U.S. citizen, you may be able to get a compensation regardless of playtime.

Are you still going on about the suspected boosted and paid reviews?

Grounded 2 is not paying for review boosting.

Originally posted by T9:

And who decides what fake is

I do because my opinion is objectively right.

Originally posted by Shreddy:

Originally posted by datCookie:

And what is considered as being "fake"? How does one determine if a review is "fake"?

It’s considered fake if the person who posted the review or endorsement was found not to have ever used the product and it is determined by the courts/legal system.

You literally cannot review a product on Steam without having used it.

Originally posted by Draug:

Yes let's not report the suspected violators to the business impacted, instead let's run to the ftc because they always have our best interest in mind.

As opposed to the business impacted that obviously doesn't have your best interests in mind?

Originally posted by Doctor Zalgo:

Originally posted by Draug:

Yes let's not report the suspected violators to the business impacted, instead let's run to the ftc because they always have our best interest in mind.

As opposed to the business impacted that obviously doesn't have your best interests in mind?

I would argue that steam is more likely to have as much of our best interests as it can feasibility have while being profitable then other authorities in the matter (FTC or game owner)

Of course if you are going to make an outrageous claim like somebody is buying reviews then you need actual evidence.

I mean what do you expect steam to do? Investigate every game since there is going to be one person out there who thinks the game (regardless of what it is) is trash and so people recommending it must have been paid. So they will flag that game for review because they dislike the game and don't understand how anybody could like it.