In todays episode of "Plex enshittifies" Plex employee breaks ToS.
Source: https://forums.plex.tv/t/fake-reviews-on-play-store-by-plex-staff/917736
Community Manager: After we changed the terms of our public client to force everyone to pay for what used to be a free service, our ratings have taken a hit. If we don't get back to at least 4.0, Google won't feature us for free advertising. Everyone, go and leave a 5-star review.
Developers: but there are mill....
Community Manager: STOP, go and review now. scoot!
Never underestimate the sycophantic idiocy of individual tech workers. One developer does not make a corporate policy. I’m not defending Plex though, if I used them I’d switch away.
Never thought I’d see the hate for plex on here get to this level.
Every update they've made for just about the past decade has made the product worse for the original users who just want to stream their own media. This last UI update killed my favorite download feature. They deserve the hate they're getting.
That's what happens when you piss off a loyal fan base
I ditched Plex for Jellyfin a while ago and am not a fan of Plex, but this is the silliest thing to complain about. First of all, just because they work for Plex doesn't automatically make it a fake review. Certainly wouldn't call it an unbiased one, but that doesn't mean the review is fake.
Counterpoint: when I worked at Panda Express, I used to leave fake reviews on our store about how helpful and professional pp_boy_ was because I wanted a raise. Never did it on any accounts attached to my name though.
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