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Amazon reviews not showing up
This seems to be recent and I've replicated this using a new Vultr, DO, EC2, LS install of both current version of Algo and a clean install of Ubuntu running PIVPN + PIhole. when connected via VPN in either Chicago, Atlanta, or NY/NJ and using the new IOS versions of Amazon, reviewer comments no longer display.
In fairness, this is not an Algo issue but seems to be related to Amazon black-holing reviews based on a VPN sourced IP address and this appears to be news as of the last 2 weeks.
Anyone else seeing the same?
Working on home comcast running pihole in the house
not working, clean install of Algo on DO
We've been wondering why we couldn't see Amazon reviews lately! I wouldn't have thought to try dropping the VPN, but sure enough that brings the reviews back. This is very frustrating, especially because I'm paying Amazon EC2 for my AlgoVPN!
Now that I know it’s not just me. The only VPS I hadn’t tried was Azure but for kicks I just build one in the east region and it’s working with Amazon reviews again. Definitely looking like Amazon took a pretty big ban hammer to multiple networks. Pure speculation but probably related to review farming and fakes.
Thanks, Moshe —
On Sep 21, 2020, at 4:53 PM, David Myers [email protected] wrote:
We've been wondering why we couldn't see Amazon reviews lately! I wouldn't have thought to try dropping the VPN, but sure enough that brings the reviews back. This is very frustrating, especially because I'm paying Amazon EC2 for my AlgoVPN!
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