I’m going to be rich!
Just got an email informing me that I’m getting part of a settlement from a class action lawsuit because of some issue concerning LinkedIn advertising.
I just have to click on the link to get my share of the settlement.
My share: $1.04. That’s right… One dollar and four cents.
Oh, I can’t wait to click on that link to see what happens next. 🤣
For Bethany Baptiste, Molly X Chang, KM Enright, Thea Guanzon, Danielle L Jensen, Akure Phénix, RM Virtues and Frances White, it must have been brutal reading. All received scathing reviews on Goodreads, an online platform that reputedly has the power to make or break new authors.
But the verdicts were not delivered by an esteemed literary critic. They were the work of Cait Corrain, a debut author who used fake accounts to “review bomb” her perceived rivals. The literary scandal led to Corrain posting an apology, being dropped by her agent and having her book deal cancelled.
It also uncovered deeper questions about Goodreads, arguably the most popular site on which readers post book reviews, and its outsized impact on the publishing industry. Its members had produced 26m book reviews and 300m ratings over the past year, the site reported in October. But for some authors, it has become a toxic work environment that can sink a book before it is even published.
Users report receiving strange messages that appear to be from Facebook threatening to disable their accounts or Business Page if they don’t “verify” personal information or contact “them” because your page violates copyright.
“They” say in their direct Facebook message, “WARNING! Dear admin page! Your page is at risk of permanent deletion. If you do not confirm [click on their link], our system will automatically block your account. Thank you for helping us improve our account service.”
DON’T CLICK ON THE LINK!!!!!
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