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Zomato’s updated algorithm will weed out biased reviews retroactively

Instead of trying to delete all biased reviews, Zomato will now delete some of the obviously biased ones and hide some of the others from most users, the company mentioned in a blog post. It will do this by rolling out an anti-bias algorithm that it claims will help clean up biased reviews even retroactively. Deleting only the most biased reviews will refrain from alerting biased review providers, which would otherwise help in detecting what kind of reviews are flagged and deleted. The algorithm will also consider a credibility score based on the user’ behavioral patterns on Zomato over time, helping the company cluster users in various ‘bias’ categories. Zomato will also start providing less weightage to reviews of users that have had their content flagged and moderated in other reviews on Zomato. Other than this, the company will also start providing less weightage to reviews that are old, as restaurants can improve or decline in quality over time. The company mentions that it has made other tweaks to the algorithm as well, but disclosing these would make it easier for fake reviewers to workaround. Financials: Zomato reported operational revenues of Rs 184.97 crore for the fiscal year 2015-16, Info Edge’s financials showed. In FY 15, Zomato had reported revenues of Rs 96.7 crore, a growth of 91.28%. However, Zomato reported an operating EBITDA loss of Rs 492.27 crore for the period. In contrast, the company reported an operating EBITDA loss of Rs 136 crore last year. Business streamlining: Zomato’s…

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