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video download helper - is it a scam?

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vdlscammy
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I've been looking at addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/

It looks very much as if the comments have been flooded with self-promoting entries. This looks like an effort to swamp out anything negative.

I note that a Google search has also been flooded with what looks like self-advertisting, in the same way.

Is it some kind of scam or spyware?

Can you do more to stop the flood of self-aggrandisement? I might suggest splitting comments into pro/anti/neutral.

I've been looking at addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/ It looks very much as if the comments have been flooded with self-promoting entries. This looks like an effort to swamp out anything negative. I note that a Google search has also been flooded with what looks like self-advertisting, in the same way. Is it some kind of scam or spyware? Can you do more to stop the flood of self-aggrandisement? I might suggest splitting comments into pro/anti/neutral.

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the-edmeister
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The Add-ons forum is over here:
https://forums.mozilla.org/addons/

TonyE
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I do not know about the comments it has received, but to be hosted on the Mozilla add-ons site it will have undergone a review of the code and features by Mozilla, this particular add-on would have undergone a full review. For details about the review process see https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/docs/policies/reviews

If you do not want to use that one, there are many other video download add-ons available.

Modified by TonyE