Occupy Amazon.com: Why Review Bombings are Restoring My Faith in Politics
Review bombings. That’s when a group of everyday people write satirical reviews for a product, often on Amazon.com. The fake reviews catch on, and pretty soon, some products have thousands of satirical reviews.
In the age of social media, this is a new form of intercepting the public space. These days, some of us are occupying Wall Street. Others of us are occupying Amazon.com.