Amazon reviews not showing up

[moshesiegel]

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

[davidemyers]

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!

[moshesiegel]

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 —

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On Sep 21, 2020, at 4:53 PM, David Myers ***@***.***> 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! — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.

[davidemyers]

I can see reviews again from my EC2 VPN.