Consumerism Gossip IV | Restaurants Trapped in Ratings
Dianping is the monopoly rating platform in China. They have huge market. With great power comes great responsibility. Dianping is going to be in so much trouble (antitrust and regulations :)) if they don’t take active actions to harness and make good use of their power. Here’s an interesting Chinese article from the pov of restaurants: 困在评分系统里的餐饮人 驳静 (https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ACtVi3hphs3ml5euBcKDlQ) Some translated snippets In big cities these days, people are used to being bribed [by restaurants] with freebies in exchange for a five-star review [on Dianping]....