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Ugh, this discussion happens every time this topic comes up. There’s nothing about the phrase “review bombing” that implies the reviews are somehow illegitimate. It just means a large number of reviews in a short time.

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Vodulas@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Yes, it does imply that

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Review_bomb

Specifically malicious intent

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- Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  While it mentions malice in the first few words, I would argue many of their examples are not malicious, including the one given about the first known use of the phrase:
  
  One of the first appearances of the term “review bomb” was in a 2008 Ars Technica article by Ben Kuchera describing the effect in regards to Spore, in which users left negative reviews on Amazon citing the game’s perceived lackluster gameplay and digital rights management system.
  
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  - Vodulas@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    I would argue the first use was malicious and that it spawned even worse instances after. It is a known favorite tool of gamergaters and right wingers
    
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    Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Giving a game bad reviews because of “lackluster gameplay” and DRM is malicious?
    
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