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Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot

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1222 points phantomathkg | 1 comments | 22 May 25 16:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
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xeromal ◴[22 May 25 20:55 UTC] No.44066880[source]▶
Can someone explain what this means?

>Focusing on what powers better browsing We acquired Fakespot in 2023 to help people navigate unreliable product reviews using AI and privacy-first tech. While the idea resonated, it didn’t fit a model we could sustain.

Pocket has helped millions save articles and discover stories worth reading. But the way people save and consume content on the web has evolved,

Did Fakespot own pocket? I still use fakespot as an additional marker in my research of purchases.

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fckgw ◴[22 May 25 21:08 UTC] No.44067033[source]▶
Mozilla owns Fakespot. Fakepost is pretty unreliable and assigning a score to something so difficult to rank isn't a great model.
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1. SoftTalker ◴[23 May 25 14:43 UTC] No.44073364[source]▶
Online product reviews are all fake. That's close enougth to the truth that you really don't need Fakespot.