When hiring an autorickshaw through an aggregator app in Bengaluru, you might come across an auto with two number plates: a standard yellow number plate and a white laminated printout hanging in front. This indicates that the auto driver is using multiple vehicle registration numbers to access various aggregator apps. In the city many passengers have been complaining that they …
When an old acquaintance told me that he could massage the ratings of a book I wrote in 2018 and have it listed as a best-seller for as little as ₹5,000, he got my attention. He told me, rather casually, that he would use what is called the “fake reviews economy”. His business depended heavily on touched-up images, effusive reviews …
