As long as there’s money to be made in apps, there will be companies trying to inflate an app’s rating by faking…
Eric Ravenscraft
ericravenscraft
Eric creates video essays as Lord Ravenscraft on YouTube. He's also a freelance writer with bylines in The Inventory, Wired, The New York Times, and a former Senior Writer for Lifehacker.
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