Some Amazon shoppers have had limited access to customer reviews since late last year because the shopping platform is mistakenly flagging them as bots in its attempt to restrict unauthorized data scraping. Amazon hasn’t disclosed how many customers are affected, or what behaviors are getting people flagged. [Link: Amazon limits access to customer reviews for some users because it thinks they’re AI | https://www.fastcompany.com/91581391/amazon-limits-access-to-customer-reviews-for-some-users-because-it-thinks-theyre-ai | Fast Company]

Some Amazon shoppers have had limited access to customer reviews since late last year because the shopping platform is mistakenly flagging them as bots in its attempt to restrict…

Fast Company reports that the restrictions began appearing late last year. Amazon confirmed that safeguards designed to prevent unauthorized scraping can incorrectly target…