Rotten Tomatoes Website Identifies Faulty Crowdsourcing Mechanism After Controversial Movie Ratings Collapse
LOS ANGELES, CA — The popular review aggregation platform Rotten Tomatoes has confirmed that a flaw in its crowdsourcing algorithm was responsible for a dramatic collapse in user scores for a major Hollywood blockbuster last month. According to a statement released Wednesday, the glitch artificially deflated ratings by failing to properly verify user accounts, allowing automated bots to influence the Tomatometer. The company says the issue has been resolved, and the affected film’s score has been restored to its original 89 percent fresh rating. The incident has sparked renewed debate about the reliability of online review systems and their impact on box office revenue.