In the world of the internet, people write product reviews of products and services. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

Nowadays, the Internet is everywhere and the process of purchasing is not an exception, right now, it is possible to find
reviews
of all kinds of
products
and services.
This
relatively new trend has brought both positive and negative consequences,
however
, in my opinion, it brings more benefits than downsides. In the following paragraphs, both sides of
this
topic will be discussed. On the bright side, the endless variety of
products
and services
reviews
bring positive aspects for buyers and sellers. Information is the key when buying goods, the more the buyer knows, the better the investment might be.
For instance
, when looking for technological devices it is savy to take into account all specifications of the product, and thanks to websites
such
as YouTube, one can find a review in which every single aspect of a gadget is explained. All
this
information available could be helpful for producers too, as they can use it as
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to promote their
products
in a different and direct way. On the flip side,
this
new tendency could lead to misinformation and manipulation from producers and sellers. It is well-known that there are influencers who give biased opinions, or even worst, wrong or false
reviews
because they are paid to do so. One infamous example was seen in Colombia when a popular
instagramer
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Instagram
promoted PCR tests that were not approved by the national health authority,
as a result
, hundreds of unaware consumers wasted their money in those
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tests. In those particular cases, those
reviews
can be even dangerous. To conclude, despite the fact that online
reviews
of
products
and services have positive and negative aspects, I believe that the benefits outweigh the downsides because they help to inform consumers about what they are about to buy, and might even be
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for sellers. The negative sides can be avoided by being more responsible when looking at these
reviews
.
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